The Court of Appeal, Abuja division has upheld the impeachment of the former deputy governor of Taraba state, Sani Abubakar Danladi.

In a unanimous judgement of five-member justices of the appellate court delivered by Justice Musa Abba-aji, the court dismissed the appeal brought before it by the impeached deputy governor for lacking in merit.

The court held that the Taraba state House of Assembly complied with section 188 of the Constitution in his impeachment.

The appellate court then upheld the judgment of the Taraba state High Court delivered on March 19, 2013.

Danladi, who was impeached by the Taraba state House of Assembly in September 2012 for gross misconduct and engaging in private businesses, had gone to the court to challenge the processes and constitutionality of his impeachment.

Counsel to the deputy governor, Yunus Usgaz Usman (SAN), had amongst others, challenged the competence of the state acting Chief Judge, Justice Josephine Tukur, who instituted the panel that investigated his client over the alleged gross misconduct having overstayed in the office for three months.

The former deputy governor then headed to the Appeal Court, challenging the decision of the trial court which upheld his impeachment.