Kogi Deputy Governor, Achuba Impeached

Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday impeached the state’s Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba.

The deputy governor was reportedly impeached by the House shortly after it received report of a judicial panel of enquiry set up by the Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah.

According to House Leader, Hassan Bello Abdulahi, Achuba was impeached following consideration of the report of the John Bayeshea-led committee.

He said the report was accepted by the lawmakers and that they unanimously agreed to impeach Achuba and “he therefore stands impeached.”

Speaker of the House, Mathew Kolawole had on Friday received the report following which the House went into a closed-door session to discuss its contents.

The committee, which was inaugurated on August 26, probed allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the Deputy Governor.

Achuba accused Governor Yahaya Bello of withholding his salaries and imprests since 2017.

But the government dismissed the allegation as untrue during hearing by the committee, the Nation reports.