The Kogi State House of Assembly has requested the state Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah, to constitute a 7-man Panel of Inquiry to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor of the state, Elder Simon Achuba.
The motion called for an investigation into the allegations, which is a second step toward impeachment of the public officer. He explained that the deputy governor evaded service of the Notice of Allegations on him and also directed that none of his aides should receive any correspondence from the Assembly on his behalf.
According to him, the deputy governor’s open vilification of Gov. Yahaya Bello and the State Government as well as the alleged discrete and open support for candidates of the opposition parties during the Presidential, National and State Assembly elections in February and March, amounted to gross misconduct.Supporting the motion, the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Mohammed , described the situation as worrisome and the motion as appropriate.
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