Kogi Crisis: Assembly Impeaches Deputy Governor, Onoja To Be Sworn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
October 19, 2019
With just a month to the Governorshipelection and after months of prolonged rift with his boss Governor YahayaBello, the Kogi State House of Assembly, at a closed-door session impeached theembattled Deputy Governor of the state, Simon Achuba.
Bello’s running mate in the upcomingNovember election, Edward Onoja, who resigned as Chief of Staff to theGovernor, is expected to be sworn-in as the new Deputy Governor today.
The impeachment followed thesubmission earlier in the day of the report of the committee set up by thestate Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Nasir Ajana, to investigate allegations ofgross misconduct leveled against the former deputy governor by the House.
Achuba, in a reaction, said hisimpeachment was not a true reflection of the committee’s report. He noted thatthe decision to impeach him would crash, maintaining that it is not a truereflection of the committee’s submission.