Despite the ruling of a competent court in Yola on Monday, Adamawa State
lawmakers went on to deliberate on the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako
and his deputy, Mr James Ngilari.
The House of Assembly, currently on two weeks recess, met on Monday, at
a special session to adopt the rules and proceedings of the June 18, 2014,
where the house directed its clerk, to serve the governor and his deputy, with
the notices of financial misconduct through two national dailies.
The session was presided over by the deputy speaker, Mr Kwamoti La’ori,
even as the speaker, majority leader, and other principal officers were absent.
At the plenary session, the member, representing Hong Constituency, Mr
Wafama Amfari, raised an issue of constitutional matter to the effect that the
decision of the House to serve Governor Nyako and his deputy, were purely for
their alleged gross misconduct.
There and then, the deputy speaker, who presided at the sitting, Mr
Kwamoti La’ori, invited the clerk of the House to come forward and furnish
members with the resolution of the House on the June 18, 2014, which directed
him to serve the governor and his deputy with the impeachment notice.
When the clerk, Mr Francis Gansenso, emerged, he told the House that he
could not serve the governor and his deputy owing to the fact that they could
not be located.
The clerk told the House that he had visited the offices of the governor
and his deputy severally, but without positive results.
However, a Yola High Court presided over by the acting Chief Judge, Mr
Justice Ambrose Mamadi, has dismissed an application by the House of Assembly
to serve Governor Nyako and his deputy the impeachment notice, through the
media.
In the suit, the Assembly prayed the court to grant its application in
the face that the governor and his deputy cannot be seem personally for them to
receive the impeachment notice.
In his ruling, the acting Chief Judge ruled that in view of holding of
the Supreme Court judgment in case of Inikojo and Adeleke to which I am bound,
I refused to excise my discretion to grant the application sought by the House
of Assembly.
The acting Chief Judge, Mr Justice Ambrose Mamadi, further that I
resolved the issue for determination in the negative, I refused the
application, it is accordingly dismissed.
Meanwhile, a group, Ada-mawa Progressive Movement (APM), has
condemned moves by members of the state House of Assembly to impeach Governor
Nyako, saying that the plot was aimed at further destabilising the state.
In his reaction, a former lawmaker in the state, Alhaji Mijinyawa
Kugama, called for the arrest of the speaker of the House of Assembly, Umaru
Fintiri, for contempt of court. According to him, the action of the lawmakers
is unconstitutional and they should not be allowed to go scot free to serve as
a deterrent to others.
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The speeker has collected money from PDP and Goodluck because he expourse them of Boko Haram in nigeria
ReplyDeleteWhich money from PDP? Don't u know dat Nyako is a suspect.he says dat his father wll not sleep so let me see hw fire will not burn Him. Boko Haram governor
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ReplyDeleteI called for the arrest of the speaker of the House of Assembly Adamawa State, for contempt of court., the action of the lawmakers is unconstitutional and should not be allowed to go scot free to serve as a deterrent to others. He went on recess when Boko Haram is kill lilies but he can called off recess for impeachment, THIEVE!!!!
ReplyDeleteI called for the arrest of the speaker of the House of Assembly Adamawa State, for contempt of court., the action of the lawmakers is unconstitutional and should not be allowed to go scot free to serve as a deterrent to others. He went on recess when Boko Haram is kill lilies but he can called off recess for impeachment, THIEVE!!!!
ReplyDeleteJonathan will regret his action in Adamawa. I am certain that nothing will happen to Nyako. These illegalities by the house of asembly will soon end.
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