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Nasarawa state Governor, Umaru Al-Makura on Saturday said that the lawmakers who fled the state are on self exile; Premium Times reported.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Abdulhameed Kwarra, Al-Makura responded to speculations that the lawmakers would return next week to remove the governor illegally.
He said, "You can see that with the acquittal of the governor by the panel, the state house of assembly has been thoroughly disgraced. They fled the state because they cannot stand the shame of the panel clearing the governor of any wrongdoing.
"When the panel was still on, they enjoyed the protection of security agents but now they are on their own. They are just like any other citizen in the state. They cannot come back to Lafia because of what they did".
"The 1999 Constitution has clearly enunciated that when a panel has cleared a governor of the charges brought against him, he cannot be impeached on account of such charges.
"We won’t join issues with the lawmakers because they have nothing against the governor. They have vowed to challenge the decision of the investigative panel. We will only join issues with them if they join us in the suit they intend to file against the panel. But if the lawmakers where right in what they did, they should have come back when Labaran Maku, Akwe Doma and Solomon Ewuga came to Lafia on a rally on Thursday".
"Let them come back to Lafia and carry out their legitimate duties to the people of the state and stop staying in Abuja on self-exile".
#Lafia #Nasarawa #Al-makura
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Abdulhameed Kwarra, Al-Makura responded to speculations that the lawmakers would return next week to remove the governor illegally.
He said, "You can see that with the acquittal of the governor by the panel, the state house of assembly has been thoroughly disgraced. They fled the state because they cannot stand the shame of the panel clearing the governor of any wrongdoing.
"When the panel was still on, they enjoyed the protection of security agents but now they are on their own. They are just like any other citizen in the state. They cannot come back to Lafia because of what they did".
"The 1999 Constitution has clearly enunciated that when a panel has cleared a governor of the charges brought against him, he cannot be impeached on account of such charges.
"We won’t join issues with the lawmakers because they have nothing against the governor. They have vowed to challenge the decision of the investigative panel. We will only join issues with them if they join us in the suit they intend to file against the panel. But if the lawmakers where right in what they did, they should have come back when Labaran Maku, Akwe Doma and Solomon Ewuga came to Lafia on a rally on Thursday".
"Let them come back to Lafia and carry out their legitimate duties to the people of the state and stop staying in Abuja on self-exile".
#Lafia #Nasarawa #Al-makura
