Real Reasons Impeached Governor Nyako Fled Nigeria
From Vanguard;
There was a clear indication last night that former Adamawa
State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako, who was sacked last week, had fled the
country.
A competent source confirmed to Vanguard exclusively that
the governor was not in Nigeria, having left the shores shortly after he was
impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct.
Although the source close to Nyako claimed that the man had
travelled out of Nigeria to take a deserved rest after many years on the
saddle, it was learnt that the retired naval chief fled the country in a bid to
avoid being harassed by security agents, who have been looking for him.
The former governor, who has already filed an appeal against
his removal from office, is also said to have fled the country because of
security concerns about his life.
“It is true that Nyako had since left Nigeria to go and have
a deserved rest but the main reason he left was because he was afraid for his
life,” a close confidant of the former governor told Vanguard last night.
According to him, Nyako had to take the option of leaving
the country when it became obvious to him that his enemies could even take his
life while pretending to be working to remove him from office.
The source said: “Beyond the issue of trying to impeach the
governor, he was really worried about people who could harm him because of
their fear that he had so much information.
“So, I can tell you that as we speak, Nyako is not in
Nigeria,” the source said.
Vanguard learnt at the weekend that the Federal Government
was considering declaring Nyako wanted after its operatives had made fruitless
search for the former governor both in Yola and Abuja.
It was gathered that security agents, who had been combing
Yola and Abuja for the former governor, were frustrated over their inability to
trace him.
Presidency Slams
Nyako
In its immediate reaction, the presidency said with former
governor Nyako running out of the country, following his impeachment by members
of the House of Assembly last Tuesday, it was a clear indication that accusations
levelled against him were correct.
Speaking with Vanguard, the Senior Special Assistant on
Public Affairs to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe, who noted that those who had
alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan was responsible for the former
governor’s predicament will now hide their heads in shame.
He said:” There must be a reason for his running away and
this means that those who accused him of mismanagement of funds are correct,
the fact speaks for itself and it is now clear that those accusing the
president of having a hand in his impeachment are lying.”
