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Bala Ngilari, Deputy Governor to impeached Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to sack acting Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and make him the governor; The Nation report.
Ngilari who was said to have resigned just before Nyako's impeachment filed against Fintiri, Speaker, Adamawa State House of Assembly, the House of Assembly, the acting governor, Nyako and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the suit filed by by his lawyer, Festus Keyamo, Ngilari denied resigning his position within the contemplation of the provision of Section 306(1), (2) & (5) of the Constitution, said the purported resignation letter he sent to the Speaker was not meant to be acted on by the House of Assembly.
In an affidavit, Ngilari swore that he did not submit any letter of resignation to the 5th defendant (governor) or any other person other than the 1st defendant (the Speaker).
"I only submitted a purported letter of resignation (exhibit A), to the 1st defendant, but I never intended to comply with the strict provisions of sections 306 (1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution by submitting it to the 5th defendant (the Governor).
"I never intended exhibit A (the letter) to be any subject of debate or resolution by the 2nd defendant (House of Assembly), but a private correspondence between myself and the 1st defendant, hence it was marked ‘secret’.
"That exhibit A was only submitted to the 1st defendant with the intention of discussing the contents with him privately at a more convenient time to alert him at a possible action I may take at a later date because of certain political developments in Adamawa State, hence I did not submit it to the 5th defendant (as Governor of Adamawa State) as strictly stipulated by section 306(1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution.
"That I was, therefore, shocked to see that my letter was read and acted upon by the entire members of the 2nd Defendant when it was never addressed to them,” Nggilari stated.
Hopefully, hearing will soon commence into the matter. Nigerian Bulletin will keep you informed.
#NigerianBulletin #Adamawa #Nyako #Ngilari #Keyamo #Fintiri
Ngilari who was said to have resigned just before Nyako's impeachment filed against Fintiri, Speaker, Adamawa State House of Assembly, the House of Assembly, the acting governor, Nyako and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the suit filed by by his lawyer, Festus Keyamo, Ngilari denied resigning his position within the contemplation of the provision of Section 306(1), (2) & (5) of the Constitution, said the purported resignation letter he sent to the Speaker was not meant to be acted on by the House of Assembly.
In an affidavit, Ngilari swore that he did not submit any letter of resignation to the 5th defendant (governor) or any other person other than the 1st defendant (the Speaker).
"I only submitted a purported letter of resignation (exhibit A), to the 1st defendant, but I never intended to comply with the strict provisions of sections 306 (1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution by submitting it to the 5th defendant (the Governor).
"I never intended exhibit A (the letter) to be any subject of debate or resolution by the 2nd defendant (House of Assembly), but a private correspondence between myself and the 1st defendant, hence it was marked ‘secret’.
"That exhibit A was only submitted to the 1st defendant with the intention of discussing the contents with him privately at a more convenient time to alert him at a possible action I may take at a later date because of certain political developments in Adamawa State, hence I did not submit it to the 5th defendant (as Governor of Adamawa State) as strictly stipulated by section 306(1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution.
"That I was, therefore, shocked to see that my letter was read and acted upon by the entire members of the 2nd Defendant when it was never addressed to them,” Nggilari stated.
Hopefully, hearing will soon commence into the matter. Nigerian Bulletin will keep you informed.
#NigerianBulletin #Adamawa #Nyako #Ngilari #Keyamo #Fintiri
