The Jigawa State House of Assembly has impeached two of its principal officers and suspended four local government chairmen following deliberations at its resumed session after the recess and the presentation of house committee reports yesterday.
The move comes in the wake of allegations linking them to a purported plan to impeach the Speaker. Speaker of the House, Haruna Aliyu Dangyatum, disclosed this during Wednesday’s sitting.
The impeachment of the two principal officers stemmed from a motion brought by Hamza Ibrahim Adamu, representing Malam Madori State Assembly Constituency.
Adamu accused the officers and another individual of plotting and supporting the previous impeachment move of the Speaker.
The motion received unanimous approval from members, leading to the removal of the Deputy Majority Leader, Aliyu Ahmed, representing Kirikassama, and the Chief Whip, Dayyabu Shehu Kwalo, representing Taura Constituency.
In addition to the impeachments, the House also suspended four local government chairmen over allegations of financial misconduct.
The chairmen were implicated by the House Committee report on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for their alleged involvement in financial scandals within their respective local councils.
During the presentation of the House Committee report on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aminu Zakaria Tsibut, chairman of the committee, highlighted questionable expenditures and financial transactions discovered during the committee’s oversight visits to the 27 local government areas.
The affected local councils include Auyo, Dutse, Gumel and Ringim.
