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| Dr. Simon Achuba. |
The Deputy Governor
of Kogi, Mr Simon Achuba, has been impeached.
Mr Achuba was impeached by members of the Kogi State House of
Assembly today, Friday, October 18, 2019 in Lokoja, the state capital.
He was impeached by the House of Assembly shortly
after it received report of a judicial panel of enquiry set up by the Kogi
State Chief Judge Justice Nasir Ajanah.
House Leader, Hassan Bello Abdulahi, representing
Ajaokuta state constituency, said Achuba was impeached following consideration
of the report of the John Bayeshea-led committee.
Abdulahi said that the report was accepted with lawmakers unanimously agreeing
to impeach Achuba and “he therefore stands impeached.”
The committee, which was
inaugurated on Aug. 26, probed allegations of gross misconduct leveled against
the Deputy Governor.
Achuba had accused Gov.
Yahaya Bello of withholding his salaries and allowances since 2017, but the
government dismissed the allegation as untrue during hearing by the committee.
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