By News Express on 11/02/2016
Views: 2,910
A five-man panel of Appeal Court judges presided over by Justice Jummai Sankey sitting in Yola has nullified the impeachment of former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.
In a judgement delivered by Justice Tunde Owoloye, the court set aside an earlier ruling of a lower court that upheld the impeachment. All the five judges unanimously ruled that the Adamawa State House of Assembly fragrantly abused tenets of law by infringing on the fundamental rights of Nyako by removing him from office illegally.
The Appeal Court maintained that Nyako was not served with an impeachment notice as stipulated by law before the legislators embarked on the impeachment process which they now termed as “wrong, sad, unfortunate and unconstitutional”.
The Appeal Court went further to frown at the manner in which the State Assembly went ahead with the impeachment process by serving Nyako through a substituted means which they say was wrong.
The judgment further described the proceeding that ousted Nyako as “a sham and a kangaroo sitting” that was stage managed and cannot be allowed to stand.
The judgement stated that it did not matter whether Nyako committed the alleged offenses but that since he was not given right to any fair hearing and having his fundamental human rights trampled upon, the assembly acted in affront to the rule of law and such an illegality cannot stand as legal.
The impeachment was therefore reversed to mean that Nyako remained the Governor of Adamawa State until the elapse of his tenure.
The judge, however, posited that the issue of tenure elongation for Nyako cannot stand as his term has elapsed.
Responding to the judgement, the Adamawa State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bala Sangha, described the judgement as an absurdity that can only empower a governor to evade being served notices of allegation.
He said that the legal counsel to the Adamawa State House of Assembly would appeal the matter. (Channels TV)
•Photo shows Murtala Nyako.
Source News Express
Posted 11/02/2016 7:58:35 PM
CLASSIFIED ADS
As Western lenders retreat, African banks see an...
No arms stockpile in Akwa Ibom Government House...
May Day: Obi, Saraki salute Nigerian workers, laud...
Over 13,000 ghost workers discovered in Kaduna
UBA washes hands off Turkey coup, dismisses speculations...
APC wins Imo North senatorial rerun election, 2...
Election: Police confirm 3 dead in Kogi
Gunmen kill ASP, 2 other police officers in...
Gencos supply 4,197 MW electricity to national grid...
2019 Elections: Police, political parties sign Peace Accord...
Ohanaeze SPITS FIRE OVER KANO MASSACRE, says Igbos...
Gallant troops take battle to Boko Haram •Noose...
Nine ex-governors with forgotten corruption cases
University under fire as 3 students commit suicide in one semester
Orji Kalu and the road to prison 
Sowore’s mother sends SOS to Buhari, Osinbajo, Soyinka, Tinubu, Aisha
Gunmen murder four commuters in Abuja
Presidential committee chairman faults Sowore’s re-arrest, slams DSS
34-year-old lady emerges Finland’s youngest-ever Prime Minister
Rights groups condemn attack on NPA MD, Bala Usman
APC kicks as PDP sweeps Adamawa LG chairmanship election
Robbers kill bureau de change operator, escape with money
Sowore’s re-arrest: DSS desecrated court, their leader apologized — Falana
Christian group raises the alarm over Leah Sharibu’s safety in Boko Haram’s den
NUDE PHOTO OF OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE surfaces online (570,206 views)
Nigerian female sex addict opens up, says ‘I like it with both men and women’ (455,895 views)
Shameless Genevieve Nnaji exposes breasts in public (405,760 views)
Finally named: The full list of friends of Nigerian female sex addict who prowled Facebook (340,915 views)
OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU (the one who called himself God) IS DEAD (307,206 views)
10 cars more expensive than Jets (291,234 views)
Igbo scholar disgraces Femi Fani-Kayode •Demolishes claims on Igbo/Yoruba history with facts and figures (260,975 views)
Breaking News: POPULAR REVEREND CONVERTS TO ISLAM in Kaduna (Nigeria) (259,867 views)
OBJ’s son reported dead in Lagos plane crash •Names of more victims emerge (241,318 views)
My wasted years in Olumba Olumba Obu’s Evil Brotherhood (227,882 views)
Lagos plane crash: Journalist releases victims’ names (203,645 views)
THE FINAL DISGRACE: Igbo scholar unleashes more facts about Igbo/Yoruba history, finishes off Femi Fani-Kayode with second article (200,080 views)
