From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The team of securities comprising police and Nigerian Civil Defense corps have taken over Jigawa state house of assembly over move to impeached its speaker Hon Aliyu Haruna Dangyating.
Reports revealed that, some aggrieved members began the impeachment process on alleged high-handedness / personalizing the running of the House affairs and poor leadership.
Investigation also revealed that, the aggrieved members have allegedly got the support of the majority of the assembly members for the impeachment which they terms as “ Crusade for Liberation of Jigawa Assembly”.
It also gathered that, crusade for the libration of the assembly has created tension in the state capital as most of the state political actors are very scared of the political consequences of the move.
The move to impeach the speaker is happening when the speaker is on foreign trips to Saudi Arabia along with state governor Malam Umar Namadi with mission to woo investors from the oil rich country.
The combine team of the police and civil defense deployed to the assembly had barred any person including the assembly staff from entering the house premises.
Speaking on the issue, spokesperson of the state police command DSP Lawal Shisu Adam said, police had received an intelligence report on the movement hat may cause the breach of public peace and stability around the area.
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