The Governor of Nasarawa State has been served an impeachment notice by the State House of Assembly. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Musa Ahmed has directed the clerk of the house to serve Governor Tanko Al-Makura with the notice for offences bordering on gross misconduct and abuse of office.
Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Mr Yahaya Usman (PDP) raised the motion when he presented a document signed by 20 of the 24 members of the Assembly calling for the impeachment of the Governor.
Usman said, “I am on my feet to raise a motion under matters of public interest and I will go directly to read the document I have in my hand.
This is a notice of impeachment for Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state for gross misconduct.
For violating the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, today being the 14th day of July, 2014, the 20 members of the 24 members of this house unanimously endorsed to serve Gov. Tanko Al-Makura notice of impeachment.”
The motion was seconded by the Chief Whip of the House, Mr Mohammed Okpede, (PDP).
The Speaker officially received the notice and directed the clerk to serve the Governor through the media if he was unable to serve him physically.