Igho Akeregha, Abuja
Zamfara state House of Assembly has Impeached the state Deputy Governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau

20 out of the 21 members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly voted in favour of the motion to impeach Gusau.

The impeachment came about three hours after the seven man panel of Investigation submits it’s report to the House

The embattled Deputy Governor yesterday in Abuja addressed a press conference where he accused the panel of bias vowing not to appear before it.

Mahdi Aliyu, was absent on Tuesday as the seven-man panel investigating alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office against him closed hearing on Tuesday.

Seven witnesses appeared at the panel, headed by Justice Halidu Tanko which began sitting at the State High Court 4, Gusau on Monday, Feb 21.

The deputy governor was absent and was not represented by any legal counsel throughout the sitting.

Speaking at the end of the sitting, Tanko lauded members of the public for their support during the two-day sitting.

Breaking: Zamfara Deputy Governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau impeached

Also speaking, Justice Abdul Ibrahim (SAN) a member of the panel assured of free and fair investigation.

“Our work will be strictly on constitutional procedure, we have given the parties opportunity to present their cases.

“We are going to embark on our deliberations; our timeframe is within three months.

“We will look at it critically and when the report is ready, we will present it to the state house of assembly,” he said.