Mr Mukhtar Isa Hazo, the Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, has been impeached.

Hazo was impeached by 24 members of the assembly at Thursday’s plenary session. The development followed a vote of no confidence on him.

The allegations against the impeached Deputy Speaker were not yet known as at the time of filing this report.

Hazo had only been in office for four months having been elected in February. He was elected alongside Mr Yusuf Zailani, the Speaker, following the resignation of some principal officers of the house.