Lagos lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has said the leadership of the Nasarawa House of Assembly lacks the power to reject the report of the panel which exonerated Governor Tanko Al-Makura of alleged criminal offences. In a statement last night in Lagos, Falana noted that the statement credited to the leadership of the Asembly, that it would reject the panel’s report, was borne out of ignorance. He said: “It is a reckless invitation to anarchy. The impunity of the Assembly must be halted without any further delay.” The frontline lawyer noted that contrary to the position of its leadership, the Assembly could no longer bring charges against Al-Makura under the constitution, having failed to prove its allegations against the governor. The activist recalled that on receipt of the allegations of impeachable offences against the governor, the Chief Judge set up a seven-member impeachment panel in compliance with the provisions of Section 188 of the Constitution. Falana said the panel sat on Monday and yesterday and waited in vain for the Assembly to prove its charges against Al-Makura. The lawyer said instead of taking up the challenge, the Assembly members shunned the panel’s invitation. He said: “As the allegations were deemed abandoned by the Assembly, the panel rightly dismissed the charges and found the governor not guilty. “Under the Nigerian legal system, it is trite that he who asserts must prove.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:50:51 +0000
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