Nasarawa Assembly Insists On Impeaching Governor Al-Makura
Nasarawa state governor Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have said they will not reconsider their resolve to impeach the state governor, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, despite the intervention of traditional rulers or the APC leaders.
Speaking yesterday in Lafia, the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Security, Hon. Mohammed Baba Ibaku, said no amount of demonstration and protest would deter the Assembly from carrying out its constitutional obligation.
According to Punch report, Ibaku, who represents Udege/Loko Constituency, said that members of the House would stage a protest on Monday against any interference by the traditional rulers across the state as any intervention would prevent the lawmakers from carrying out their constitutional duty.
Ibaku said what happened in Adamawa State would happen in Nasarawa if Al-Makura failed to give
satisfactory answers to the allegations of misappropriation and constitutional breach levelled against him and respond within the time frame given.
Speaking on the allegation against lawmakers, who were accused of
receiving N200m each as bribe to impeach the governor, another member of
the Nasarawa House, Mohammed Okpede (Doma South) said, the allegations
were false.
"We are counting the days. We started about five days ago and when the time reaches, we will respond appropriately. We have the number of days stipulated in the constitution and as soon as the time reaches, we will just go back to the chamber and direct the chief judge of the state to set up a committee of inquiry for the governor to appear," Okpede said.
"We are counting the days. We started about five days ago and when the time reaches, we will respond appropriately. We have the number of days stipulated in the constitution and as soon as the time reaches, we will just go back to the chamber and direct the chief judge of the state to set up a committee of inquiry for the governor to appear," Okpede said.
After, Nyako was impeached by the Adamawa state house of Assembly, there were reports that the Nasarawa State House of Assembly had on Monday, 14 July, 2014, passed a resolution for impeachment notice against Al-Makura.
Violent protest followed the start of impeachment proceedings against Gov. Al-Makura and 22 people were arrested by security agents in connection with the protest.
Traditional rulers in Lafia, including
the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Mustapa Agwai, had on Thursday promised to
initiate a peace move between the governor and the lawmakers.
Also, top stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress had converged on Friday in Abuja to discuss how to stop the impeachment of the Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura.
