Deputy Governor of Zamfara, Mahdi Gusau
Following his impeachment by the state’s House of Assembly on February 23, 2022, a Federal High Court on Wednesday reinstated Mahdi Gusau as the deputy governor of Zamfara despite an ongoing court injunction.
As long as the lawsuit was pending, the judge rejected all of the House of Assembly, former Governor Bello Matawalle, and the state’s chief judge’s attempts to purportedly impeach Gusau.
He declared that the speaker of the previous legislature, the former governor, the chief judge, and other individuals’ actions were an anomaly and must not be tolerated.
Justice Ekwo referred to it as “null and void and of no effect whatsoever,” adding, “I agree with the learned silk for the plaintiff/applicant that the court must protect its dignity by reprimanding the 5th, 6th, and 7th defendants (Speaker, Governor, and Chief Judge), and undoing the steps, acts, or proceedings taken in the impeachment while this suit was pending.”
Contrary to the position of the attorneys for the 5th through 38th defendants, the judge declared that he did not see any of the legal sources listed and relied upon the attorney authorizing any litigant to conduct extra-judicial action while a case was still being heard in court.
“The right to use self-help terminates once parties submit their disagreement to the court for resolution.
“They have to wait for the outcome of the action and the proper order of court before going further,” he added. “It is not permissible for one of the parties to take any step of complete helplessness, or which may give the impression that the court is being used as a mere subterfuge.
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