The Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached Governor Murtala Nyako shortly after the Deputy Governor, Bala Ngilari resigned.
After deliberating on three volumes of report of the Investigative Panel headed by Buba Kaigama, 18 out of the 25 members in the Assembly opted to remove Nyako.
The Assembly needed the consent of 17 members to remove the governor.
Shortly after the impeachment, the Assembly wrote a letter ADHA/GEN/S/108 to the acting Chief Judge of the state to inaugurate the Speaker, Ahmadu Umaru as the acting governor.
The letter, signed by the Clerk to the House, Francis Gbanisenso, reads: โThe Honourable House during its sitting on Tuesday, 15th July 2014 resolved and directed you to swear in the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru as the Acting Governor of Adamawa State today 15th day of July 2014.
โThis is in pursuant to Section 191(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(As Amended).โ
In his July 15, 2014 resignation letter referenced as DGO/GHY/PER/60/75, Ngilari said: โPursuant to Section 306(5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), I kindly notify you of my resignation from the office of the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State forthwith on personal grounds.
โI want to thank you immensely for the opportunity to serve Adamawa State and wish you and the good people of the state well in the remaining period of your administration.โ
The State Assembly had raised a seven-man panel to probe Nyako and his erstwhile deputy, Bala Ngilari.
Members of the panel, led by Buba Kaigama (Mubi Northern Zone), were Laraba Hassan (Michika Northern Zone) Njidda Kito (Song Central Zone) Joshua Abu (Hong Central Zone);
Binanu Esthon (Guyuk Southern Zone) Saโad Lawan (Mayo-Belwa Southern Zone); and Esthon Gapsiso (Genye Southern Zone)
