Impeachment: Jonathan holds closed door meeting with Nasarawa legislators

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday met behind closed-doors with Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Musa Mohammed, some key leaders of the House and the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus.

The meeting which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja followed the impeachment notice served on Governor Tanko Al-Makura of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Assembly on Wednesday ordered the state's Chief Judge, Justice Umaru Dikko, to set up a seven-member committee to investigate the governor of alleged misconduct.

Youths in the state have since taken to the  streets in protest over the impeachment move, insisting the governor must serve out his two terms. Al-Makura is the second APC governor to face impeachment charges. Former governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako, was last week removed by the House.

Cornered by State House correspondents after meeting with  the President to divulge what transpired, the Speaker, accompanied by some principal officers of the House, declined comments.

'It is a private visit. I don't have the mandate of the Assembly to brief the press. Chairman of the House Committee on Information has the mandate to speak to the press on anything concerning impeachment', he said.

Secondus, who emerged a few minutes after the lawmakers,  also declined to state what the meeting was all about.

He said: 'It's consultation. I can't say whatever transpired now. We are consulting', as he hurriedly left the Villa.'