Nasarawa Impeachment: Lawmakers Petition NJC Over Chief Judge's Conduct

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has moved a resolution to
petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the role of the Chief
Judge of the state during the crisis that engulfed the state as a
result of the plot to remove Governor Al-makura.

The PDP dominated House of Assembly, which resumed plenary on Monday
after weeks of the impeachment saga, accused the Chief Judge, Suleiman
Dikko, of partisanship in the discharge of his duty, citing the breach
of section 188 sub-sections 5 and 7 of the 1999 constitution.

The House majority leader, Mr Godiya Akwashiki, who moved the motion
under matters of public interest, also accused Justice Dikko for
breaching the constitution in the formation of the probe panel which
acquitted Governor Al-makura.

The House then directed the clerk to write to the NJC on the Chief
Judge after the motion was passed.

Also, the lawmakers moved to suspend one of their colleagues, Tanko
Tunga, from the All Progressives Congress for six months with a 50%
pay cut for act of misconduct.

This is the first sitting of the State Assembly with the full
complement of lawmakers from both the PDP and the minority APC, since
the impeachment plot against Mr Al-makura was hatched.

It is believed in many quarters that loyalists of the Governor now
face the heat and threat to their political careers.