A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has restored Mr Mahdi Gusau as the deputy governor of Zamfara State following his impeachment by the state’s House of
“So, it is not permissible for one of the parties to take any step of complete helplessness, or which may give the impression that the court Is being used as a mere subterfuge, to tie the result of litigation and the appropriate order of court before acting further,” he said, citing a previous case.
The FHC had, on July 19, 2021, restrained the House of Assembly from proceeding with its planned impeachment of Gusau as deputy governor.
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