Finally, PDP wrests Adamawa from APC
L-R: Nyako, Fintiri and Jonathan Tuesday’s removal of the former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), from office by the Ahmadu Fintiri-led state House of Assembly, did not come as a surprise to those familiar with recent happenings in the state. Nyako’s removal makes it the sixth time a governor has been impeached in the country since 1999. Before now, five governors namely: Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo), DSP Alamieyeseigha (Bayelsa), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Peter Obi (Anambra) were shown the door. However, the Supreme Court overruled the lawmakers in Oyo, Plateau and Anambra for not following due process. To Nyako’s opponents, his removal from office was long in coming because of the battle for the political soul of the state. Top-ranking politicians, serving and retired military officers, lawmakers and judicial officers who are indigenes of the state and who had an axe to grind with the impeached governor, found a common ground to seek