Lagos – Elder Simon Achuba, the
embattled Deputy Governor of Kogi state has said he will not yield to
calls by some people for him to resign his position, vowing to fight his
case to the last.
The state’s House of Assembly on Wednesday
began impeachment proceedings against Achuba, who has been at
loggerheads with his boss, Governor Yahaya Bello.
21 out
of the 25 lawmakers signed the petition against Achuba and described his
offences as gross misconduct in office. The governor has however denied
having a hand in the impeachment process.
Speaking with
Daily Independent on whether he will resign to save him from the
embarrassment from being impeached, Achuba, who insisted that he was
being persecuted for demanding good governance said he will not resign.
He
said the refusal by the state governor to pay him his salaries and
entitlements was part of the plot to frustrate him into resigning even
before he was served impeachment notice.
“ It is not true that I
am contemplating resigning my position so as to avoid impeachment. I
have not done anything that calls for my being impeached”.
“That
is what they have been working on even before the impeachment notice was
given. I am not resigning. I remain the deputy governor of the state”
he said.
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