Impeached kogi deputy gov vacates official residence – TheNigerialawyer

Simon Achuba, impeached deputy governor of Kogi state, says his
removal by the state house of assembly is unconstitutional.

He said this during a press conference in Lokoja, the state
capital, after vacating his official residence on Sunday.

Achuba was removed on Friday after the committee set up to
investigate the allegations of misconduct levelled against him
submitted its report.

He described his impeachment as “act of extreme lawlessness,”
adding that his lawyers have commenced judicial actions on the
matter.

“My purported impeachment last Friday by the state House of
Assembly was unconstitutional and an illegality that will not stand
the test of judiciary,” he said.

He said swearing in a new deputy governor will be a breach of
the constitution.

Achuba called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the
political crisis rocking the state.

Meanwhile, John Baiyeshea, chairman of the panel set up to
investigate allegations against Achuba, said his committee could
not prove the allegations levelled against Achuba.

Describing the announcement that Achuba had been removed as “the
most bizarre thing that I have ever heard in my life”, Baiyeshea
said the report of the panel was submitted when the house was not
in session.

In the panel report, Achuba was accused of financial
misappropriation, “deliberate disdain” for decisions of Kogi
executive council and absconding from official duties among
others.