The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly Yusuf Zailani has debunked the information in circulation that members of the State House of Assembly were planning to impeach Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai.
In a statement by the Speaker, through his Media Adviser, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, he urged the members of the public to disregard the information, which had gone viral on social media platforms.
He said the origin of the purported report will be thoroughly investigated with a view to bringing the perpetrators and their sponsors to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
“Attention of the Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly has been drawn to report of purported impeachment moves against Governor Nasir El-Rufai over corruption allegations circulating on social platforms.
“This is simply the handiwork of opposition and enemies of progress of the relationship between the legislative arm of government and the executive under the leadership of Malam Nasir El-Rufai. This is apparently aimed at creating a crisis between the legislature and the executive and in order to deny the people of Kaduna State the dividends of democracy they are benefitting from.
“The report, which also said the relationship between the governor and the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly Zailani has been frosty for quite some time now is also nothing but the figment of the imagination of the writer and perhaps their sponsors.
“It is also untrue that the state lawmakers are currently investigating the expenditures of all the ministries, departments and agencies of the state government.
“I, therefore, wish to state that the entire report is maliciously concocted to misinform the public and should be disregarded in its entirety.
“Meanwhile, the origin of the purported report will be thoroughly investigated with the view to bringing the perpetrators and their sponsors to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
“Let it be noted that the relationship between the legislature and the executive is cordial and it is expected not only to remain so but be improved upon,” Zailani said.