From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Elder Simon Achuba, ex-D/Governor of Kogi state
Contrary to insinuations making the round, the former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba has asked the public to disregard some reports by section of the media, stating that “Achuba was impeached in October 2019 by members of the Kogi State House of Assembly.”
That “the impeachment followed the submission of the report of the Panel of inquiry set up by Justice Ajana to investigate gross misconduct allegations levelled against him by the State Assembly “.
Achuba through his Media Officer, Sylvester Akor, insisted that record must be put straight, recalling that the judgment of the Federal High Court Lokoja stated clearly that, Elder Simon Achuba was unlawfully removed as the Deputy Governor of Kogi State in 2019 by the Kogi State House of Assembly, even when the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the state Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajana to investigate the gross misconduct allegations against him did not find him gullty of any of the allegations, as the Panel submitted that the allegations against him were NOT PROVEN.
According to Akoi in the statement, the Federal High Court Lokoja described as illegal, unconstitutional and null and avoid. The court further declared that no impeachment had taken place..
“This piece hereby advise the general public to disregard any report or reports referring to an action that has been nullified and buried by the court as impeachment.
“Even as the legal team of His Excellency is posed to take legal action against the mischief makers, the general public is once more advised to set aside their misleading reports” the statement indicated.
