By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, formally halted the impeachment proceedings initiated against erstwhile Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo.
The withdrawal of the process comes just 48 hours after the former Kano number two citizen joined forces with the opposition Coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, after resigning from his original political platform, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
The Source reports that the Kano State Lawmakers had, on March 5, 2026, voted to commence impeachment proceedings against Gwarzo, citing alleged gross misconduct, abuse of office and breach of public trust as some of the reasons for their action.
The Legislators alleged that the offences were committed between 2023 and 2024 when the Deputy Governor also served as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
He was alleged to have diverted and misappropriated Local Council funds to the tune of over N1.6 billion.
However, not a few watchers of political developments in the commercial nerve centre of the North, particularly, the new wave of realignments located the impeachment moves in the Deputy Governor’s refusal to follow his principal, Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf in his defection to the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The Deputy Governor, alongside some other Government appointees, and the Kwankwasiyya Movement had preferred to stick with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the estranged godfather of the Governor, and former Presidential candidate of the NNPP.
However, while other defiant appointees resigned their positions in Government, the former Deputy Governor refused to vacate, a development that forced the Lawmakers to activate the impeachment option.
The Deputy Governor was to finally resign a couple weeks ago, as well as subsequently signing on for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Sunday, April 5, at a ceremony in his home town of Gwarzo, Kano North Senatorial District.
He, however, warned that his resignation should not be perceived as an admission of guilt of the allegations leveled against him by the Lawmakers, but rather to allow for smooth governance in Kano.
The Lawmakers’ decision to withdraw the impeachment notice, according to Hon Lawan Hussaini, the Majority Leader, was pursuant to Order 3, Rule 6A of the House rules and regulations .
The Lawmakers, also, withdrew all the allegations earlier leveled against the former Deputy Governor.
“We have decided to withdraw the impeachment motion following the voluntary resignation of the former Deputy Governor.
“We have withdrawn all charges against him and the matter is laid to rest” Hon Hussaini stated while addressing the media on the development.
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