IMPEACHMENT: 13 members of Adamawa assembly withdraw signatures

Reports indicate that 13 out of the 19 members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly who had earlier issued an impeachment notice on Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Barr. James Ngilari have expressed willingness to withdraw their signatures. A source revealed that the decision of the lawmakers to their signatures was arrived after the intervention of Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President. “As I speak to you, I can confirm to you that 13 out of the 19 lawmakers who appended their signatures on the notice have written withdrawing their signatures. We may have more of them doing that on Monday if the trouble-shooting efforts of the top APC politicians in the state scale through, everything will be brought under control,” the source who spoke with 247Ureports said. The deputy Governor, Ngilari who was one of the Christian faithful who witnessed the investiture of Jonathan as the Grand Patron of Nigeria’s Boys’ Brigade was said to have met with the President after the Sunday service held at the Aso Villa Chapel. Ngilari returned to the country from Spain on Saturday. He later avoided the prying eyes of State House Correspondent by going through the back door. A source at the Villa disclosed that the Presidency might have expressed displeasure at the manner the Adamawa state House of Assembly was handling the issue the impeachment issue. “The lawmakers in the state are handling the issue wrongly and giving the impression as if the entire exercise was being scripted by Abuja. There is every indication that they may abandon the entire process. Atiku Abubakar and others have taken advantage of the entire process and gone to block the impeachment process,” said the source. As at 6pm on Sunday, Governor Murtala Nyako was yet to return to Yola, the state capital. A source at the Yola Government House told our correspondent that the governor was slated to arrive the state capital on Sunday .