Drama In Adamawa Assembly As Speaker Runs Away With Mace To Prevent Impeachment of Governor

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A mild drama ensued at the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday as the lawmakers were poised to commence the impeachment process against the governor.
In order to avert impeachment proceedings against the outgoing governor Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow, and the speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, the mace of the Assembly was hurriedly smuggled out of the Assembly’s complex on April 3.
According to a report by The Independent, after about a month’s recess, the Assembly reconvened on Tuesday to consider the executive letter from the governor, that he was proceeding on two weeks leave.
It was gathered that the proceeding, however, turned sour when several members questioned the proprietary of Bindow going on leave at such a crucial period.

They said the governor ought to stay in office to explain so many crucial issues and decisions that he took in the last four years.
The lawmakers also accused Bindow of trying to abscond from office because of some malfeasance; leading to raised tension in the Assembly.
The situation reportedly degenerated when the speaker, Kabiru Mijinyawa, was accused by the member representing Hong, Hassan Barguma, of over-protecting the governor.
Barguma requested that the speaker step down in order to allow appropriate action to be taken on the governor.
Mijinyawa, however, quickly exited the chamber with the mace, with the assistance of the sergeant-at-arms.

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