Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (born 5 December 1981) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer, he served as deputy governor of Zamfara State from 2019 until his impeachment in 2022. He is a son of General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who is a former Minister of Defence,

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and

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of Nigeria.

Early life

Mohammed Gusau was born on 5 December 1981 in

Gusau The city of Gusau, located in northwestern Nigeria, is the capital of Zamfara State. It is also the name of the state's Local Government Area (LGA), which has an area of ² and a population of 383,162 as of the 2006 census. The area's postal ...

, Nigeria to then

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Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who was the Director of Military Intelligence.

Impeachment

On 23 February 2022, the

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impeached Gusau as deputy governor and immediately replaced him with Senator

Hassan Nasiha Hassan Muhammad Gusau, (born 12 December 1960) known as Hassan Nasiha, is a Nigerian politician who is the current deputy governor of Zamfara State, taking office in 2022 following the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. He was appointed deputy g ...

the serving senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District. This followed the adoption of a motion by Majority Leader, Faruku Dosara (APC -Maradun 1), at a plenary in

. The motion came shortly after the House adopted the report of Justice Haladu Tanko led panel, which investigated alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office against him. The Speaker Hon Nasiru Muazu Magarya, who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk, Saidu Anka, to conduct a voice vote on the impeachment. Twenty of the 22 lawmakers present, voted in favour of the impeachment and he was pronounced impeached.

References

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