Anyone Parading Himself As Kogi Dep Gov Is An Impostor –- Achuba

Mr Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the deputy governor of
Kogi State and any other person parading himself as deputy governor
is an impostor who should be jailed.

Achuba disclosed this while reacting to questions during an
interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise
Daily.

When asked if he wants to be reinstated or continue his
relationship with the present administration he said, “The idea of
being reinstated does not exist. I am the deputy governor and
there’s no other one.

“Anybody who is parading himself as the deputy governor is
completely an impostor and nothing more. As far as the constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is concerned that person must be
an imposter and when law enforcement agents are effective, such
person should have been arrested and kept in a dungeon for
trial.”

He also insisted that his removal is unconstitutional and the
action of the Kogi State House of Assembly will be questioned by
the court of law.

“There can’t be two deputy governors in a state. There can only
be one at a time. The only deputy governor that Kogi State has now
is me.

“That the Chief Justice swore in somebody does not give it
legality in any way. The action of the State Assembly and everyone
who participated in the process will be out to test in court
because we are in court already,” he said.

The new deputy governor of the state in reaction to Achuba said
the Kogi State House of Assembly simply did their job and he
deserves to be congratulated on his new appointment as new deputy
governor.

“A process was followed. From the executive-legislative – and
judiciary. The process was initiated by the legislative arm. The
Assembly is doing their job and it is their right to do so.

“The matter is in court and we believe the judiciary will do
justice to it,” he said.

The Kogi State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed Mr Edward
Onoja as the deputy governor of Kogi State. He was confirmed as
deputy governor on after he was screened by members of the House at
the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Lokoja, the
state capital.

He was subsequently sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state,
Justice Nasir Ajana, as the Deputy Governor of Kogi State.

The swearing-in ceremony was held on Monday at the Government
House in Lokoja, the state capital. Onoja before his new
appointment was the former Chief of Staff to the state governor, Mr
Yahaya Bello.