Following the impeachment of the deputy governor of Zamfara State, a new deputy governor has been appointed by the state governor,Bello Matawalle.
The new deputy governor, Hassan Gusau, replaces Alliyu Gusau, who was removed from office by impeachment by the state House of Assembly.
The new deputy governor, was until his new appointment, the senator representing Zamfara Central senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly
The appointment followed the impeachment of the former deputy governor by the state Assembly at its resumed plenary on Wednesday.
Shortly after the former deputy governor was impeached, Governor Matawalle had forwarded Gusau’s name to the Assembly for confirmation, and the Assembly confirmed the nomination of the new deputy governor.
The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Magarya, had told members of the House that Governor Matawalle had nominated Senator Gusau to serve as the new deputy governor of the state.
The letter forwarded to the House by the governor, had described Senator Gusau “as the most suitable for the position of deputy governor of the state.
The Speaker added, “The nominee has been very active and up and doing in the political activities of the state since 1999 holding various political positions at various levels.”
The House, thereafter, passed a resolution on the affirmation of Gusau’s nomination as the deputy governor of the state.
“By virtue of section 199, the members hereby affirmed the nomination of Sen. Hassan Mohammed Gusau as the new deputy governor,” the Speaker announced.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the Assembly, Mustafa Kaura, said the former deputy governor was found guilty of all the allegations levelled against him.
Kaura said, “The House found him guilty of the offences levelled against him, a report of which was submitted earlier today in the House and subsequently read at the floor of the chamber by the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya.
“Magarya told the plenary that the committee set up to investigate the former deputy governor found him guilty of all the charges levelled against him and directed his colleagues to proceed with individual voting of affirmation for the deputy governor to be impeached as required by the law.”
Kaura further stated, “20 out of 22 members voted in favour of the impeachment, while the only PDP member of the House, Hon. Salihu Usman Zurmi, was conspicuously absent during today’s plenary.
“Having secured the required number of the votes as directed by the constitution, Speaker Magarya announced the impeachment of Barr Mahdi Aliyu Muhammad Gusau as the substantive deputy governor of the state.”
