Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Aliyu Gusau Impeached

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has impeached the state Deputy Governor, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.

The Deputy Governor was impeached during the plenary of Wednesday, February 23, 2022, with 20 out 24 members voting for his impeachment following the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation which found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him.

The report of the panel which had Justice Halidu Tanko-Soba as Chairman, with Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN), as Deputy Chairman and Abdul-Atadoga Ibrahim (SAN) ,Hussaini Zakariyau (SAN), Amina Tanimu-Marafa, Alhaji Sani Mande and Ahmad Buhari-Rabah, as members was read by the Speaker of the Assembly Nasiru Muazu Magarya and was adopted by members of the Assembly.

The panel in the report established the allegations against the speaker which led to the voting and his eventual removal from office.

Okpeseyi while submitting the report said the panel had followed due process in its investigation, noting that its submissions are based on the evidences gathered against the former Deputy Governor.

He however noted that the panel had no legal privilege to speak about its report or make the document public.

The Zamfara State Chief Judge, Kulu Aliyu had inaugurated the panel to investigate allegations against the deputy governor.