Taraba Governor denies impeachment plot against speaker, others

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has reacted to reports on social media of a purported impeachment of principal officers of the Taraba State House of Assembly including the Speaker, Abel Peter Diah.

The Taraba governor described the reports as false. This was revealed in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bala Dan Abu and made available to newsmen saying,

“The article made spurious claims to the effect that Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku was the sponsor of that so-called impeachment plot and that he had committed N200 million Naira public funds to it.

“Nothing can be more untrue. It is yet another wicked and malicious attempt to cause confusion and conflict in the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government in the state on the one hand and governor Ishaku and Peter Diah, his political godson, on the other.”

According to the statement, both men have had several years of fruitful personal and official relationships nurtured by mutual trust, cooperation and collaboration.

It further explained that Governor Ishaku would never sponsor and did not sponsor the so-called impeachment move.