Hassan Gusau steps in as new Deputy Governor of Zamfara
Hassan Gusau
Hassan Gusau appointed deputy governor of Zamfara State barely seven hours that the state House of Assembly impeached Mahadi Aliyu, by Governor Bello Matawalle. Twenty out of twenty-two lawmakers present, voted in favour of the impeachment and the deputy governor was pronounced impeached, reports Vanguard.
Why he was impeached
Mahadi Aliyu was impeached following a report by the Justice Haladu Tanko panel which investigated alleged cross misconduct and abuse of office.
The spokesperson for the Assembly, Mustafa Kaura, said the former deputy governor was found guilty of all the allegations levelled against him.
His words, “The House found him guilty of the offences levelled against him which were submitted earlier today in the House and subsequently read at the floor of the chamber by the Speaker of the House, 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.”
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Who replaced him
Hassan Gusau before his appointment was the Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly