Govt. Nyako Days in Office Are Numbered

Adamawa State acting chief judge, Ambrose Mammadi, has constituted a seven-
member committee to investigate allegations of
gross misconduct levelled against Governor
Murtala Nyako and his Deputy, Bala Ngilari, by
the State House of Assembly.
A statement yesterday, signed by the Chief
Registrar of the state High Court, Abubakar
Bayola, disclosed that the chief judge in line with
his constitutional responsibility, has constituted
the committee as demanded by the lawmakers.
“The Hon. Acting Chief Judge Hon. Justice
Ambrose D. Mammadi by the powers vested in
him under Section 185(5) of the 1999 constitution
as (amended) has approved the appointment of
seven (7) Man Panel to investigate allegations of
Gross Misconduct of the Executive Governor of
Adamawa State Admiral Murtala Nyako and the
Deputy Governor of Adamawa State Mr. Bala
Ngilari,” it said.
The committee is chaired by Buba Kaimaga from
Mubi Northern Zone.
Other members are Laraba Hassan, Michika
Northern Zone; Njidda Kito, Song Central Zone;
Joshua Abu, Hong Central Zone; Binanu Esthon,
Guyuk Southern Zone; Sa’ad Lawan, Mayo-Belwa,
Southern Zone; and Esthon Gapsiso, Genye
Southern Zone.
The statement added that the committee
members would be sworn in at a later,
unannounced date.
The latest development is a clear indication that
Mr. Nyako’s days in office are numbered.
He is accused of corruption and mismanagement
of state funds by the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, dominated legislature.
Presently, accounts of the Adamawa government
remain frozen on the orders of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.