Kogi impeachment: Achuba not under house arrest – Police

The Police authorities in Kogi State have debunked claims that impeached Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, has been placed under house arrest. Kogi Police Commissioner, Mr. Hakeem Busari, on Saturday, said that the presence of security personnel at the official residence of the Deputy Governor in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Lokoja, was to prevent looting of government property. This, he said, followed advice to Achuba to relocate from the official residence since he is no longer the Deputy Governor and has not lost the entitlement to residing there. Our correspondent, who visited the official residence on Saturday morning, noticed

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Impeachment: I Remain Deputy Governor Of Kogi State – Simon Achuba

Mr Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. He stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Television on Friday, shortly after he was impeached by members of the State House of Assembly. “What they have done is nothing. I am the deputy governor of Kogi State and I remain the deputy governor of Kogi State,” Achuba said while condemning the action of the lawmakers. Earlier, the House in a unanimous decision impeached the embattled former deputy governor following the submission of a report of the committee set up by the State Chief Judge,

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BREAKING: Kogi Assembly impeaches Deputy Gov

The Kogi state House of assembly has impeached the embattled Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba. His impeachment followed the submission earlier in the day the report of the committee set up by the state chief judge, Justice Nadir Ajana to investigate an allegation of gross misconduct against the former deputy Governor. The leader of the house,Hassan Bello Abdulahi representing Ajaokuta state constituency who announced the decision of the house said that Achuba stands impeached after careful consideration of the reported of the John Bayasea committee submitted earlier on Friday. He said that the report was received ,studied and deliberated upon

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