As the day draws nearer the time on the much expected of many people in Adamawa state, to either bring back Nyako to finish his eight (8) denied by an impeachment saga that the lawmakers meted on him 2014 .
Haven been following the issue since it’s inception, it always baffles me to hear a lot deliberating on the issue, without recourse to the rule of law, how our courts and judges works.
By the way of summary as the court had earlier submitted by a Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal which had ruled that Nyako’s 4year tenure was suppose to end in 2012. INEC was not satisfied with the judgement of the Court of Appeal so it took the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that Nyako’s 4year tenure started in 2011 and was suppose to end in 2015. This gave INEC the ‘legal go ahead’ to conduct governorship election in Adamawa this year 2015 rather than 2016.
It thus stated :
………Supreme Court Explains Removal Of Kogi, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Sokoto,C/River Governors …Says It’s Illegal For Them To Stay In Office Beyond Eight Years
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Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court today explained that governors Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River) whose tenure were earlier extended by a Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal beyond May 29, 2011 were sacked because it was unconstitutional and illegal for their tenure to exceed the stipulated period of eight years.
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The apex court in a unanimous decision read by Justice Walter Onoghen held that it was the election of the governors that was annulled by the tribunal and not their oath of office, adding that the 1999 Constitution does not recognize a governor staying in office beyond eight years.
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He further held that the framers of the constitution did not envisage a re-run election stating that no person elected under the 1999 Constitution can remain in office beyond the time provided by it.The court also held that the 1999 constitution did not envisage nullification adding that even if the first election was annulled it cannot affect the oath of office and allegiance taken.
And for this I quote Barr Yerima Tabiya who said :
“For this, it is impossible for Nyako to come back to power as governor of Adamawa state again as his tenure expired May 29th this year.”
