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Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, has been impeached by the
state’s House of Assembly.
state’s House of Assembly.
The incident, which took place on Friday, followed the submission of the
report of the committee set up by the state Chief Judge, Justice Nadir
Ajana, to investigate an allegation of gross misconduct against Achuba.
Leader of the House, Hassan Bello Abdulahi, who announced the decision
of the Assembly, said Achuba stands impeached after careful
consideration of the report.
The committee was set up in August following allegations of gross
misconduct against Achuba after he accused Governor Yahaya Bello of
withholding his salaries and imprest since 2017 — an allegation denied
by the government during hearing by the committee.