I was never impeached - Ex Kogi Deputy Gov. Achuba

The immediate past Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba, has debunked media reports that he was impeached from office in 2019 by the State House of Assembly, saying the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, stated clearly that he was unlawfully removed from office by the Kogi State House of Assembly.

The stated that the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the State late Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajana to investigate the gross misconduct allegations against him, did not find him guilty of any of the allegations.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Akor Sylvester earlier today, the former Deputy Governor said: "The attention of His Excellency, the former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba has been drawn to 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 leveled against him by the State Assembly.

"To put the record straight, the Panel set up by the late Chief Judge submitted that the allegations against him were NOT PROVEN. The action, 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 poised to take legal action against the mischief makers, the general public is once more advised to set aside their misleading reports"

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