LG chairman, vice impeached in Zamfara over misconduct

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LG chairman, vice impeached in Zamfara over misconduct
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Chairman, Maradun Local Government Council of Zamfara State Alhaji Ahmad Abubakar and his vice, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad Faru have been impeached for gross mismanagement and incompetence by nine of the ten serving councilors in the council. Addressing newsmen at the Local Government secretariat in Maradun on Thursday at the end of an emergency meeting of

Chairman, Maradun Local Government Council of Zamfara State Alhaji Ahmad Abubakar and his vice, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad Faru have been impeached for gross mismanagement and incompetence by nine of the ten serving councilors in the council.

Danwanti noted that the chairman and the vice were unable to discharge their constitutional responsibilities as provided by the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria quoting the fourth schedule and. section 22 of the Local Government law 2013. Danwanti who is the Speaker of the council noted that due to self-aggrandizement and corruption, the chairman since the inception of his administration had refused to conduct council meetings contrary to Local Government laws of Zamfara State, section 28 that provides for meeting at least once a month.

“Based on the shortcomings on the part of the duo, we, the undersigned, therefore, pass an impeachment resolution on the executive chairman, Hon. Ahmad Abubakar and his vice, Hon. Shehu Muhammad Faru of Maradun Local government today 21st May, 2020,” he declared.

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