The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Thursday advised the public to
disregard rumours that the legislature planned to impeach Governor
Tanko Al-Makura.
Musa Ahmed, the Speaker of the House, gave the advice while reacting to the impeachment speculation in Keffi.
Ahmed
(PDP-Nasarawa Central) also denied holding any discussion with
President Goodluck Jonathan or any other person over the impeachment
plot.
"I want to make it clear that the Assembly had not in any
quarter discuss with any person, even President Gooluck Jonathan, that
the House will impeach Governor Al-Makura.
"The House must have a
reason if it must impeach the governor. What is the reason; can those
who carry such false rumours come out and proove their allegation on
such impeachment. People should stop that rumour mongering
"Such
acts are capable of causing disharmony, disaffection, disunity as well
as slow down the rate of the progress of the state and the country at
large.
"The House did not had any discussion with President
Jonathan or with any other person in the country to impeach Governor
Tanko Al-Makura,” Ahmed emphasised.
He, therefore, urged the public to discountenance such impeachment information as it was misleading and mischievous.
The
Speaker also enjoined journalists to always cross check facts and
balance their reports before publication in the interest of peace,
unity, progress and development of the country.
Ahmed wondered
how the matter was discussed at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and
who presented the matter to the forum that the Assembly wanted to
impeach the governor.
The Speaker also flayed the Lagos State
House of Assembly, which he said went to press over the speculation of
impeachment without confirming the matter from its Nasarawa State
counterpart.
He described the allegation against the house as
"unfortunate, barbaric, uncalled for and an attempt to tarnish our
(lawmakers) good image".
Ahmed said: "It is unfortunate that some
people, who don’t wish the state well and who don’t want to see the
progress of the Assembly, are busy carrying false rumours against the
legislature that the House want to impeach Governor Al-Makura."
