JUST IN: Court Declares Achuba’s Impeachment As Kogi Deputy Governor Illegal, Tags Process Constitutional Coup
POLITICS DIGEST – A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state has declared the impeachment of Simon Achuba, former Kogi deputy governor by the State House of Assembly as illegal, null and void.
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Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Justice John Olorunfemi said Achuba’s impeachment from office by the Assembly is a violation of the constitution and the subsequent nomination of Edward Onoja as the deputy governor, did not follow due process
It was reported that the judge described the action of the Kogi State House of Assembly as a constitutional coup, hatched and executed in a democracy explaining further that the action is contrary to Section 188 subsection 8, a section that stopped the Assembly from further action having discovered that the former deputy governor was not found wanting by the panel.
The erstwhile deputy Governor to Yahaya Bello was impeached from his position by the state Assembly last year and was replaced with Edward Onoja.
