By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Kano State House of Assembly has refuted claims suggesting that plans are in the offing to impeach the State’s Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo, over his refusal to join Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to defect to the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The Source reports that Governor Yusuf had, a couple weeks ago, joined forces with the ruling party at the centre, after resigning his membership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
His Deputy, alongside other top Government functionaries refused to join, preferring instead to stick with the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
However, the Deputy Governor is believed to be facing immense pressure and threats from some die-hard loyalists of the Governor to either voluntarily resign his position or get impeached.
Only penultimate week, the State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, while speaking during a live programme on Muhasa Radio Kano, urged the Deputy Governor to toe the honourable path of resigning his position, insisting that his decision to remain in opposite political camp with the Governor represents a serious set back for the smooth governance of the State.
But speaking during an interview session with the Media on Saturday in Kano, the spokesperson for the Speaker of the House, Kamarudeen Sani Shawai, distanced the Lawmakers from the insinuations in some media outlets suggesting plans for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor.
“There is absolutely no motion or initiative within the House to remove the Deputy Governor.
“The various reports claiming that there are plans to impeach the Deputy Governor are false, misleading, and, therefore, should be disregarded by the public.
“The Deputy Governor continues to discharge his duties with the full support of the House of Assembly”, Shawai stated.
He emphasized that the legislators are primarily occupied with the onerous task of assisting the executive arm in delivering on the people’s mandate.
“The priority of the House is how to deliver good governance and serving the people of Kano, not in embarking on an unnecessary political voyage”, the Speaker’s media aide added.
This is as he tasked members of the public, particularly the media, on the need to verify information before publications, warning that misleading and mischievous reports could undermine the fragile peace of the State.
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