Following the impeachment of former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, the running mate in the November 16 governorship elections to Yahaya Bello, Edward Onoja, has been sworn in as the deputy governor of the state.
The swearing-in ceremony held at the Kogi government house on Monday.
Onoja was confirmed by the Kogi state house of assembly last week.
Recall that Govenor Bello had sent the name of Onoja, his former chief of staff, to the assembly following the removal of Simon Achuba, his former deputy, who has been at loggerhead with him.
Bello’s former Deputy, has sued him for failing to pay his salary and entitlements due to him.
A letter he wrote to Bello through his lawyer, read in part: “The statutory allocations approved for the office of the deputy governor have been withheld by the State government since 2017.
“The accumulated statutory allocations the state government has withheld is N819,709,980.00 (Eight Hundred And Nineteen Million Seven Hundred And Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred And Eighty Thousand Naira) which includes travel allowances, hotel bills, pledges and outstanding monthly Impress and salaries due to our client as the Deputy Governor of Kogi state.”
But Bello denied the allegation.
