7th February, 2022
The Zamfara House of Assembly continued its bid to impeach Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, the deputy governor of the state with the service of the impeachment notice and list of his offences on him on Monday.
The Assembly had last Friday received a request to commence impeachment process against the Deputy Governor following submission.
In a statement signed by Shamsudeen Basko, House Standing Committee Chairman, on Monday, the House of Assembly said it has now informed the deputy governor through the Secretary to the State Government of the impeachment proceeding against him.
“Having satisfied the requirement of Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which requires 1/3 of whole Honourable Members of the Honourable House to endorsed notice of impeachment.
“The House under the leadership of the Rt. Hon. Speaker accepts that particular notice as proper and in accordance with the provisions of the Law,” he said.
Basko added that when in 2021 the House invited the deputy governor to appear before it, he refused to honour the invitation and instead went to court, when there was no intention to impeaching him then as being alleged.
He added that the House complied with the court verdict.
Basko added in the statement that the deputy governor is being accused of abusing office, criminal self enrichment using public fund and failure to discharge official duties.
He said, “Abuse of office. This includes Constitutional breached of section 190 and 193 (1), (2) (a)(b)(c), of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
“Criminal self enrichment using public fund; includes criminal diversion of state fund, conspiracy to defraud the state and approval of dubious retirement in his office.
“Failure to discharge constitutional duties which give rise to insubordination.”