Nasarawa Impeachment Saga: Al-Makura Meets President Jonathan
Embattled Nasarawa state governor, Tanko Al-Makura reportedly met with President Goodluck Jonathan, over the weekend at the Presidential villa, Abuja, over the impeachment moves against him by members of the state House of Assembly.
An anonymous presidential source who spoke to Punch said the impeachment issue was discussed at the meeting and President Jonathan pointed out to the governor that he had no hand in his travails.
President Jonathan and Al-Makura
Another source close to Gov. Al-Makura said the meeting was part of the governor's efforts to save himself from the impending impeachment.
"His Excellency told us that he met with the President and that the man (Jonathan) told him that he had no hand in the impeachment move. Of course, the governor said he had no reason to doubt the President," the source said.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that attempts by the Assembly to direct the state Chief Judge, Justice Sulaiman Dikko, to set up a panel to investigative the allegations against Al-Makura had failed.
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According to a source, the chief judge was insisting that the lawmakers should comply with the provision of the constitution by ensuring that the governor was personally served the impeachment notice.
Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant (Public Affairs), Alhaji Abdulhameed Kwarra, Al-Makura emphatically declared that the impeachment move against him would not stand. Kwarra insisted the governor was yet to be served the impeachment notice, while also attributing the plot to lack of legislative decorum and immaturity.
Also, top stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress had converged on Friday, July 18 in Abuja to discuss how to stop the impeachment of Governor, Tanko.
However, the Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have said they will not reconsider their resolve to impeach the state governor, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, despite the intervention of traditional rulers or the APC leaders.
Source: Legit.ng
