The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr Simon Achuba, has been impeached by the state House of Assembly.
Mr Achuba was impeached on Friday in Lokoja, the state capital.
The Majority Leader of the House disclosed this to reporters at the premises of the Assembly complex.
Mr Achuba was sworn in as deputy governor to Yahaya Bello after he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He became the APC’s deputy governorship candidate in the election that brought Mr Yahaya Bello into office after a member of the House of Representatives, Mr James Faleke who was deputy to the late APC candidate rejected to be Bello’s running mate..
Years into the Bello’s administration, Achuba was reported to be engulfed in a disagreement with the governor, an issued which escalated with both sides trading blames.
In August 2019, Achuba raised an alarm over an alleged threat to his life and accused his principal of intolerance of contrary views.
He also criticised the administration for non-performance, claiming that was the reason for the rift between him and Governor Bello.
In a swift reaction to the allegations, the state government in a statement slammed the impeachment threat on the deputy, saying he had no evidence for his claims.
The statement also said the government does not train assassins and cannot be involved in sending killers after anyone.
Members of the assembly described the action of the embattled deputy governor as gross misconduct against Governor Bello and the people of Kogi State.
