By Garba Mohammad
Amidst tight security, the embattled Governor of Adamawa state Murtala Nyako has finally been sacked on Tuesday .His deputy Bala James Ngillari tendered his resignation a few minutes to the impeachment as the state House of Assembly deliberated on the report of an investigative panel that probed allegations of financial misconducts against the governor and his deputy.
There was high security presence in the state capital particularly on the roads leading to the Assembly and inside the complex and only staff and journalists were allowed access into the Assembly.
Eighteen out of the 25 members of the Assembly adopted the report of the panel after Speaker Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri read the report on the floor of the House.
The report found the governor guilty of all the 16 allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him by the House. It was also endorsed by all members of the panel.
The motion for the governor’s impeachment was moved by member representing Gombi constituency, Mr Jerry Kumdisi.It was seconded by Kwamoti Laori, the deputy speaker of the Assembly and member, representing Numan constituency.
All the 18 members present at the meeting signed the resolution removing the governor.The House also passed a motion that Speaker Fintiri should be sworn in as the state’s acting governor.
Fintiri was later sworn in as the acting governor of Adamawa state.
Mr. Ngilari’s resignation letter was read at plenary by the speaker of the Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, after which the lawmakers approved it.
It could be recalled that the report of the seven-member investigative panel, appointed to probe allegations of financial impropriety against the governor and his deputy has submitted its report to the House on Monday.
Reacting to the development, Gov Murtala Nyako through his Director Press and Public Affairs, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, said (they) accepted the development in good faith but would go to court to set the record straight for posterity.
