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EIGHTEEN OUT OF TWENTY FOUR MEMBERS OF ZMHA VOTES IN FAVOUR OF IMPEACHMENT OF ZAMFARA DEPUTY GOV.

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Members of Zamfara State House of Assembly have passed a unanimous vote supporting the commencement of the impeachment process against the state Deputy Governor Mahadi Aliyu Gusau.

The decision for the unanimous votes according to house spokesperson Mustapha Jafar Kaura followed a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker Musa Bawa Yankuzo and supported by Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma.

Jafaru said, the clerk of the House Shehu Saidu Anka adopted the voting process for the members at the instance of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly Nasiru Muazu Magarya.

He reported that (18) out of the (24) members at the plenary voted in favour of the impeachment process.

After the voting process, the house led by the Speaker passed a resolution requesting for the State Chief Judge Justice Kulu Isah Aliyu to set up a judicial panel to investigate the allegations raised against the Deputy Governor as provided for by section 188 (5) of the Nigerian constitution 1999 as amended.

According to Jafaru Kaura at the Wednesday’s plenary the Speaker instructed the Clerk to transmit copies of the allegations raised against the state Deputy Governor to each legislator to study.

With the development at the Thursday’s plenary, the impeachment train has now been shifted to the State Chief Judge and what is expected of her is to set up a judicial panel to investigate the allegations raised against the state Deputy Governor.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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March 18, 2023

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

 

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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March 18, 2023

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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March 18, 2023

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.

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