The Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Sanni Abubakar Danladi, has been removed by the state House of Assembly.
Danladi was removed on Thursday afternoon sequel to an impeachment notice served on him a few weeks back.
The Assembly described his sin as “gross misconduct.”
Danladi accepted some of the allegations levelled against him but is in court contesting the move to remove him from office.
The House allegations against Danladi includes: “That by virtue of your being the deputy governor of Taraba State, you had easy access to the office of the Federal Government/World Bank’s Millennium Development Goals projects in the state and other state agencies. And in that capacity, therefore, you used your office and influence and caused to be diverted MDGs facilities and street-light projects to Yaggai Academy, a private school owned and operated by Yaggai Academy Limited, with you as the altar ego of the company and thereby denying the under-privileged members of the state access to and use of such facilities, and doing so contravenes the oath of office you sworn to.
“That you, Danladi, have demonstrated a clear lack of capacity and or a refusal to properly discharge the functions of your office and so doing, you have created disaffection, disharmony, favouritism and undue interference in the running of the government.
“Instead of working in harmony with your stakeholders in your local council and the state, you have resorted to acts of incitement of the populace against the stakeholders with all the attendant negative consequences.”
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