Presidency plotting removal of three more govs –el-Rufai

Fuming few minutes after the news of Nyako’s removal by the Adamawa State House of Assembly filtered in, El-Rufai stated that the development was capable of “endangering the nation.”

Writing on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the former minister, however, alleged that the scheming by the Presidency to deal with the APC was not over.

According to him, he and other leaders of the party have uncovered plots by the Presidency to perfect the impeachment of three more governors from the opposition party.

He listed the governors as Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State; Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State.

“Jonathan’s impunity is endangering the nation. Adamawa APC governor Murtala Nyako was impeached to pave the way for a PDP man to become governor.

“Nasarawa is next. Then, Rivers and Edo. And President Jonathan thinks that all will be well while he violates the constitution and the law. We will see how it all ends. We have been there before!” he wrote in a post on his Facebook page.

While no social media accounts could be traced to Nyako, socio-political commentators have gone online to bare their minds on his impeachment.

A message on the official Twitter page of a former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, stated that with the impeachment of Nyako, it seemed as if Nigeria was “heading towards a one-party state.”

Also, Rukaiya, a native of Adamawa State and daughter of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, blamed Nyako for his travails.

She described Nyako as being “the worst of them all”, adding that it was unfortunate that he could not “handle” the members of the state legislature.

“Nyako could not handle the legislators in his own state, he was never a politician in the first instance. Good riddance to bad rubbish! Nyako has really been the worst of them all!” Rukaiya, who shuttles between Yola, London and Dubai, wrote on her Twitter page.

An online commentator, Chukwu Debelu, stated that the APC’s underestimation of the Peoples Democratic Party contributed to the successful impeachment of Nyako.

An impeachment plot, Debelu argued, takes several weeks of “methodical planning” before being successful.

According to him, while APC was busy grabbing local and international headlines, the PDP worked underground to impeach Nyako.

“I remember Awolowo referring to Shagari as a ‘glorified Grade II teacher’. You don’t underestimate your opponent. Never!

“Now, Nyako has been impeached. I remember the triumphalism from APC earlier this year. PDP should never be underestimated.

“You don’t impeach a sitting governor in a day. It takes weeks and months of methodical planning.”

Political blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, described the political climate in Adamawa as a “thriller.”