The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, has been impeached by the State House of Assembly
20 out 24 members voted for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor after the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him.
The report was read by the Speaker of the Assembly, Honorable Nasiru Muazu Magarya.
Earlier on Wednesday, the seven-man panel set up to investigate alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office leveled against Gusau had ended its sitting and submitted its report.
Meanwhile, Governor Bello Matawalle has nominated Senator Hassan Nasiha as new Deputy Governor of the State.
This was stated in a letter the governor sent to the State Assembly, seeking the screening of Nasiha, and the Speaker of the House, Honourable Magarya, read the governor’s letter at plenary on Wednesday.
First elected a senator in 2007, Nasiha currently represents Zamfara Central in the National Assembly.
He lost his seat to Senator Kabiru Marafa in 2011, but returned to the red chamber in 2019 when the Supreme Court voided the elections of the candidates of All Progressive Congress following their failure to conduct primaries in the state.