Six of the 20 members of the People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) including Speaker of the Nasarawa
State
House of Assembly, Musa Ahmed Mohammed,
who signed the impeachment notice against
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, are facing
recall by their constituents over allegations that
they did not consult properly before embarking on
the exercise.
The other five members are: the deputy speaker,
Elisha Agwadu, Mohammed Baba Ibaku,
Abdulkarim Usman, Francis Orogu and
Mohammed Sidi Bako. In two of the
constituencies, namely Nasarawa-Central, and
Udege/Loko, where the speaker and Ibaku are
representing, respectively, people have for the
past two weeks been collecting signatures from
constituents. But the other constituencies have
just commenced the exercise, Daily Trust
gathered.
In Nasarawa-Central, the constituents have
already set up a central committee headed by the
chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Area,
Tijjani Ahmed, who is coordinating the recall
process with three sub-committees.
A former council chairman, Barrister Mohammed
Sani Bawa is heading the Nasarawa-Central sub-
committee, the state Commissioner of Agriculture,
Danladi Madaki, is heading the sub-committee for
Udege, while Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo and Nuhu
Abubakar, a former councillor is heading the sub-
committee for Loko axis.
The council chairman, Tijjani Ahmed, told Daily
Trust yesterday that there are also seven sub-
committees for the seven wards of Nasarawa-
Central, just as there are 44 sub-committees set
up to coordinate signatories in the 44 polling
units of the constituency.
“We are on course and signatures have started
coming in from constituents against the two
lawmakers representing the two constituencies of
Nasarawa Local Government,” Ahmed said.
The state commissioner of Agriculture, Madaki
told Daily Trust that constituents are “falling over
each other to append their signatures against
Ibaku,” just as Sani Bawa said they are getting
signatures from Angwan Dalatu polling unit,
where the speaker voted in 2011.
But Ibaku, who confirmed he is aware of the
process initiated to commence his recall, said he
is not bothered by the development.
“I was voted by 43,500 PDP members of my
constituency in 2011. My opponent polled only
13,000. If the 43,500 people who elected me say
they want me out; I will be bothered. If
disgruntled APC members in their microscopic
minority are initiating a recall against me, I will be
sleeping and waiting for 90 days for our people to
go a referendum to decide who is more popular in
Udege/Loko,” he said.
When contacted, the speaker’s spokesman, Tanko
Ibrahim, said: “Frankly speaking, I have no
comments.”
Francis Orogu, on his part, confirmed the moves
against him but insisted that the process is not
one to give him sleepless nights.
“I have 100 per cent support from my
constituents to go ahead with the impeachment
against the governor. I consulted my people and
they gave me the go ahead. Today, they are
promising me an automatic ticket because I did
them proud by appending my signature to the
impeachment notice,” he said.
This is just as Lanze Kassim Ujah, a legislative
aide to Usman of Wamba, said he is aware of
plans by the minority APC members in his area to
recall his boss, but added: “My boss consulted
his constituents and got their approval. He is still
in touch with his constituents”.
The deputy speaker, Elisha Agwandu said he got
the mandate of a majority PDP constituent to
represent the area in the state assembly, just as
he insisted that he had the approval of the
electorate to sign the impeachment notice against
the governor. Sidi Bako could not be reached at
press time.


http://dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/30771-impeachment-nasarawa-speaker-5-others-face-recall

Democracy @work

pdp has shown apc how it is done,

Ok

Lol! The game is changing......i love politics

hahaha,politics waooo

Sharrap. Nigerians have no balls to recall politicians. Do they even know what page in the constitution gives directives as to instituting a recall. Even if they do, 1 kg of stapled rice will convince them to change their minds. Nigerians, and the youths especially, are waiting for somebody to hand their future to them on a platter of gold and they will keep waiting. If recalls were common, politicians will sit up but it is not possible in Nigeria because you will still find some cursed human beings who have been paid to sell the future of their children and participate in support rallies for the incompetent politicians

If Americans mention recall, Nigerians too go talk recall. Abegi make I hear word jare

Not a new thing.
We are only spectators

nothing to comment

YoursGEJ: Sharrap. Nigerians have no balls to recall politicians

Bros why you dey cry

Nigeria is a jungle where anything goes. The western world should come and learn what democracy is from us.

recall,yes recall those dudes cos they never sent home sum bags of rice during el de kabir besides u made a big mistake by electing them in the first place..
recall.recall ,rebuke,impeach,violate,bribe,embezzle,assasinate,DECAMP n RETURN after few months if u cant fulfil ar selfish aims in the oda party..those words best qualify Nigerian govt n politics.
who ks?if no be current affairs i for no evn waste my 15mb from mtn for dis kind tori.

As u bend down dey look person yanch,na so anoda person dey bend down dey look ur own yanch.

My worry in this matter that is similar to Ebola virus is that one must pass through lafia to get to makurdi. I don't want to take through lokoja to get there please!

Lol, so they recall legislators in Nigeria... I'm hearing this for the 1st time

Hmmmmmh

Tosin007: Lol, so they recall legislators in Nigeria... I'm hearing this for the 1st time

They do....but very rarely. Infact I can faintly recall one episode.

I can't wait to see the end of this.

Recalling the recaller!








Naija Politics a tale of Tom and Jerry.

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The process in Nigeria is too complex, I doubt of the electorate will succeed.

Hmmm

.. ..

OrlandoOwoh: The process in Nigeria is too complex, I doubt of the electorate will succeed.

There is nothing complex about it, all they need is to get the required number of signatures, present it to the state INEC officer, who then organises a referendum where the signatures are confirmed.

The sh1t of paper used for compiling the signatures will thown into the latrine . The best move Gov Al-Makura can do is to have a real man-man meeting with the speaker or any of pdp members in the house so safe him from impeachment

APC at work!

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YoursGEJ: Sharrap. Nigerians have no balls to recall politicians. Do they even know what page in the constitution gives directives as to instituting a recall. Even if they do, 1 kg of stapled rice will convince them to change their minds. Nigerians, and the youths especially, are waiting for somebody to hand their future to them on a platter of gold and they will keep waiting. If recalls were common, politicians will sit up but it is not possible in Nigeria because you will still find some cursed human beings who have been paid to sell the future of their children and participate in support rallies for the incompetent politicians

If Americans mention recall, Nigerians too go talk recall. Abegi make I hear word jare

Big grammer