The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Gusau has this Wednesday been removed from office by lawmakers in the State House of Assembly.

He was impeached during plenary shortly after the House received the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to investigate the allegations of misconduct against him.

Those in the committee included Justice Halidu Tanko-Soba as Chairman, Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN), as Deputy Chairman and Abdul-Atadoga Ibrahim (SAN), Hussaini Zakariyau, (SAN), Amina Tanimu-Marafa, Alhaji Sani Mande and Ahmad Buhari-Rabah.

Okpeseyi who handed the report to the Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Nasiru Muazu Magarya said only two copies were produced and that the committee was not authorised to speak about it.

Nasiru Mua’zu received the report presented by Justice Soba at the Assembly complex in Gusau, the state capital.

After the report was read to the House by the Speaker, 20 out of 24 members voted for the deputy governor’s removal.