 Meanwhile, the Zampera State House of Assembly has confirmed Sen. Mohamed Hassan Nahiba as the new deputy governor of the state. His confirmation followed a screening by the lawmakers on Wednesday. The Speaker of the House, Nassiru Muazu, had at the resumed plenary read a letter from Governor Bello Matawali, nominating Sen. Mohamed as his deputy. Hassan was nominated hours after Mardi Grosso's impeachment on Wednesday. Sen. Hassan is representing Zampera Central Senatorial District. Grosso was impeached after the House received the letter of a committee set up by the state's chief judge, Justice Kulu Aliou. The committee was set up to probe allegations leveled against him. The seven-month panel was led by retired Justice Halidu Soba and had submitted his report to the state House of Assembly complex in Grosso with the state capital. We are now being joined by the PDP Chairman of Zampera State, Colonel Balak Mendeh, retired. Good evening, Colonel. Well, just to let you know, he is a former military administrator in Nassiru State and a former minister of environment in the cabinet of president, former president, Ulusha Gorbasinjop. You're welcome on the news tonight, sir. Thank you. All right, so, gross misconduct, abuse of office. Tell us how that played out against your man. All these allegations against Barista Mahdi Aliou, who is the deputy governor of Zampera State, was based on nothing but on his principle to remain in PDP after his profile had moved to PDP. Nothing more, nothing less. And you have to know that our Constitution has given the right to individuals the freedom of association and the freedom of political opinion. Ben Lomatole came from AMPT and joined us. And he's here with us to give him an opportunity to be the governor. He promised we shall work together. So we're giving that opportunity. Only after becoming the governor on the platform of PDP and we saw him romancing with the ATC members at the expense of the PDP members. So right from his second week in office, we had the analysis that this man might move out of our party PDP to the opposition party in the state, ATC. He was making doctrinal meetings and all sorts of calculations and getting in touch with ATC governors, ministers, lobbying them to accept him to cross over. We knew all this. So we were not surprised that he crossed over to ATC that we chose to remain in our party. And that was the offense of the deputy governor. It was unfortunate. Much of politics is a game. Would I be correct in saying that the APC has succeeded in crushing the PDP in Zampara state? Far from it, that is an imagination. They thought when they removed the deputy governor, the party is dead. The party is not dead. PDP is alive. It's kicking. As a matter of fact, with this desperate movement of completing the deputy governor, we have gotten more comfort from ATC in the state. They are crossing to our side because they can't imagine this desperate for injustice. And impeachment has a process. Please, the committee set up an injustice of the state has 90 days to complete its assignment but they finish within two days. The job that is for 90 days is completed within two days. How thorough is that job? Well, the reports that... Some reports I've seen have indicated that that committee was not given any time limit. However, the question here is, are you satisfied with the process? And if not, what next? What is it right now for your party and the deputy governor that has just been impeached? We are not satisfied because we know this is an abuse of judicial and the process. This case is before a high court. It has not been determined. And the justice said all parties will maintain Francisco and Cedeno. It means that the House of Assembly is the process. The Chief Justice of the process and the governor of the process have no respect for the court of law. So technically, do we take it that he's still the deputy governor? Come again? Do we take it that technically he remains the deputy governor in spite of what has just happened in the state? But I know. He remains the deputy governor. So what is the PDP going to do to ensure that his mandate is not stolen from him? They go to court to continue the process? We are going to court on this issue. We are going back on the case of March. We're listening, sir. Hello? Hello? OK, I said we're listening. You're going back on the case of March? We're going back on the case of March for the case to continue. Right now, as it stands, there's a stay. Hello? Hello? Hello? Yeah. So until you get to court in March, one cannot say that he has been impeached successfully by the APC. Well, they think he has been impeached. That we believe the case that was before a court, they have no right to take any action on that case. Even though the magistrate has said the case is before him, we expect all parties to make their status quo and to demo. All right, I must say that the politics or the level of political intolerance that we've seen play out in Zemper since 2019 has been epic, if I could use that word. And you used to be the chief of staff of Governor Mertowale. How do you respond to this? All that's been playing out in Zemper-O-States since 2019, the demolition of secretariats and all of that, how do you respond to all of that? How do you respond to my question, please? You see, we have a crisis. We have seriously crisis in Zemper-O-States. What we expect a responsible government to do is to invite all to put hands on deck to resolve this issue. Our people are being killed every day. They are being kidnapped every day. Our young women are taking from the religious and taken to the bush and molested. Our young boys are taken to the bush. They are also molested. Our people have been compromised. Their livestock have been taken away. That's their means of livelihood. You know, they can't move from one village to another. Markets are closed. Schoolchildren can't go to school. All schools are closed. What do we do as a people? Is to put hands together to tell them. They put all politics aside. If anybody has advice on how we can solve this political crisis, please come, run out your advice. It's our state. We have to work together. But unfortunately, rather than the government doing this, they are doing thinking of how to remove an innocent deputy governor. Now that you have removed the deputy governor, you say you have removed it. Will that bring a changing effect? Will that enhance our economy? Will that give us peace? Well, these are questions. In the end, we are going the other way. Well, that has been much the kind of politics we find in the country. And you are a politician and most Nigerians have no confidence in politicians. Would you blame them? And then 2023 general elections is around the corner. There's this voter apathy because of the way politicians have conducted themselves. What would you say to a Nigerian listening to you as we prepare for the next elections? Look, there are good persons in Nigeria. In every state there are good persons. It doesn't mean all politicians are on top of it. There are top of the politicians. Unless politicians who have good intention for their state and for their country, we should reach them out and give them our support. But those who are in control now, if they are not concerned about the welfare of the people, the security of the people, all they do is to save money and the people should figure them out and bring responsible politicians to replace them. Colonel Balaman Dey, retired. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you, madam.