The Zamfara State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment process against the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahadi Aliyu.

Mahdi refused to decamp to the All Progressive Congress when Governor Bello Matawalle move from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.

Deputy Speaker of the house, Mr Nasiru Magarya presented the motion for the impeachment, which sated.“As part of the provision of Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that empowers legislatures to commence impeachment move of a governor or his deputy on allegations of constitutional breaches, wrongdoing or abuse of office.“Therefore, today the Deputy Speaker and Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts presented a formal request notifying the speaker of the House move to impeach Barr. Mahdi Aliyu Muhammad Gusau as the Deputy Governor of the state”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that- The Deputy Speaker accused the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau, of alleged constitutional breaches, abuse of office, and financial misappropriation, which are all impeachable offenses, and added that Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution empowered them to commence impeachment process against the Deputy Governor without further delay.”Responding, the Speaker promised that the assembly would look into the allegations against the deputy governor and act appropriately according to the provisions of the constitution