A
Federal High Court has ordered the Chief Judge of Adamawa State to
immediately swear-in Mr Bala Ngilari as the Governor of the State.
The
court, in its ruling, said the Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Mr Bala
Ngilari, did not resign his position before the former governor Murtala
Nyako was impeached.
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 by-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.
Credit: ChannelsTV
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