As the row over plans to impeach Nasarawa state governor Tanko Al-Makura by the state’s national assembly heats up, divergent groups have taken the drama to a violent dimension as 3 poeple have been reported to have died, as the groups clashed on Thursday, July 17, 2014.
According to reports from Sahara reporters have it that youths from Gwandara (where the governor hails from) and those from Eggon (where the minister of information, Labaran Maku, hails from) clashed following reports that the state’s house of assembly were planning to serve the governor an impeachment notice.
According to the report, Maku might just be a strong candidate for the office of governor of Nasarawa come 2015 general elections.
Sahara Reporters reports:
“In Nasarawa, crisis is brewing as various interest groups continue to protest the planned impeachment moves against the state governor, Tanko Al-makura.
On Thursday, July 17, 2014 some youths visited the Emir of Lafia to protest against the plot, while women marched on the streets and were later addressed by the wife of the governor.
The situation has gone fully sectional now, as youths from Gwandara (where the governor hails from) and those from Eggon (where the minister of information, Labaran Maku, hails from) clashed on Thursday, July 17, 2014, after which three people died and one person was injured.
Many believe that Maku’s ambition is the trigger behind the plot by the assembly to impeach the governor.
Below is one of several Labaran Maku’s billboards dotting the Nasarawa landscape as the minister reportedly readies to declare for the office of governor.”
