Court Sacks Fintiri As Acting Governor, Orders Immediate Swearing In Of Ngilari=Adamawa
The
court has also declared that the swearing in of acting governor, Umaru
Fintiri, as illegal and unconstitutional and ordered the immediate
vacation of the Government House by the Acting Governor
The court also ruled that the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) should not conduct the bye-election slated for October
11.
Mr Fintiri was sworn-in as the
Acting Governor after the House impeached the state governor, Murtala
Nyako, on allegations of financial impropriety against him and his
deputy, Bala Ngilari.
The governor was
impeached by the lawmakers after reviewing the report of a panel of
inquiry set up to investigate the allegations against him and his
deputy.
The seven man panel, chaired by Mr Bala Kaigama, who submitted the
report to the speaker, observed that the panel encountered initial
problem of having a venue for sitting but eventually overcame the
challenge and produced four volumes of the report on allegations
levelled against the governor and the deputy.
Mr Ngilari was earlier reported to have resigned from office to avoid being impeached by the lawmakers alongside Mr Nyako.
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