NSHA Fired NASIEC Commissioner Over Comment By Rabiu Omaku
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has today passed a vote of no confidence on commissioner of the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission for been a partisan politician.
1. The House in it resolution aver that the estranged commissioner is no longer qualify to hold that delicate position.
2. That the house is not comfortable with the reputation of Hon.Muhammed Hassan and urged the state Governor to submit a fresh nominee for screening.
3. House committee on Nasiec, public Account, and Security to find out the level of preparation of Local Government election by the state electoral umpire.
4. To lift embargo placed on Nasarawa State Broadcasting Service for covering activities of the state Assembly.
Vast of the members mostly of the People’s Democratic Party fold maintained on the removal of the Mohammed Hassan AKA (Kutumpashiya), The lawmakers raised an eyebrow over the speech of Nasiec commissioner following the presentation of a joint committee report on Information, Security and Special Duty.
The recommendation of the House recommend that the commissioner be removed from office, It was reveal that the estrange commissioner in a Radio Program tag “Forum” addressing himself as a partisan politician, In addition the embattled commissioner condemn the one year tenure of political office holders as been passed into law by the lawmakers.
The Assembly further averred that appointing a politician in an high-ranking seat is a prodigious peril to the forthcoming Local Government poll in the state, The majority leader of the House, Godiya Akwashiki buttressed that the participation of a politician as an electoral umpire, Akwashiki was contrary to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Other lawmakers that averred on the replacement of Nasiec commissioner, Muhammed Hassan also included Hon.Abdulkarim Muhammed PDP representing Wamba constituency, also Hon.Muhammed Muluku PDP Nasarawa Eggon North, Nathaniel Agyo Mesa PDP representing Lafia East also agog for the elimination of the beleaguered commissioner.
It was further outspread that the disgruntle commissioner apologies to the lawmakers for his insalubrious utterances when called upon by the members
Hon.Ibrahim Bala APC while quoting from a verse of the Holy Quran called on the House of Assembly to forgive the embattled commissioner since he agreed on his over-zealousness in the interview granted been a member of the ruling party The sacking of Muhammed Hassan from office brings the number to two Governor Al-Makura devotee removed from office for disparaging the state House of Assembly, Hajara Danyaro, A special Adviser to Governor Al-Makura on political matters was also removed recently.
It could be recalled that the first speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon.Musa Agyo was blocked from occupying the exalted seat of the chairman of the state electoral body when he was still a card carrying of the PDP in the last dispensation.
The House of Assembly under matters of public interest condemn the position of the state Governor for earmarking a whooping N40M for the training of youth/women in the state, The chairman House committee on public Account,Hon.Francis Orogu representing Keana constituency condemn the anarchic decision of the state Governor as unconstitutional.
“I urge the Honorable House to invite the Honorable commissioner for Youth and Sport, The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Al-Makura to appear before the House of Assembly for questioning “said Francis Orogu.
