Adamawa State Gets New Acting Governor Following Murtala Nyako's Impeachment.

The Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, has been sworn

into office as the new Acting Governor following the impeachment of Governor

Murtala Nyako and the resignation of his deputy.

Mr. Fintiri was sworn in by the President of the Customary Court in the State at the

council chambers of Government House, Yola.

In a short remark after his swearing in, the new acting governor promised to pay

the civil servants salaries the outstanding two months being owed them by the

state government.

Part of the allegations against former governor Nyako was the alleged cut in civil

servants salaries for the month of June.

Civil servants were also not paid for July because the Economic and Financial

Crimes Commission, EFCC, froze the accounts of the state government at the

beginning of impeachment process against Messrs. Nyako and Ngilari; though the

later resigned to stave off impeachment.

Mr. Fintiri will hold office for a maximum of 3 months during which time the

electoral commission, INEC, is expected to conduct a fresh governorship election.

Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako  was  impeached today, He was impeached after the state House of Assembly deliberated upon the report submitted by a seven-man investigative panel probing allegations of financial misconducts leveled against him and his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The deputy according to reports resigned minutes  before Nyako was ousted.