Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has nominated his erstwhile Chief of Staff, Chief Edward Onoja as the Deputy Governor, few hours after Simon Achuba was allegedly impeached by the Kogi state house of assembly over an alleged gross misconduct.
Onoja’s nomination as Deputy Governor came two days after he resigned from his position as Govenor Yahaya Bello’s Chief of Staff. Abdulkareem Jamiu was appointed to replace him.
It is expected that Onoja who is the most influential member of the governor’s cabinet will be sworn-in on Saturday October 19.
Onoja is the running mate to Bello in the next month governorship poll.
The 44-year-old indigene of Emonyoku Ogugu in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi state, had sought the ticket of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) for a house of assembly seat in 2011. He was also the chief strategist of “Yahaya Bello Campaign Organization” in 2015.
However, the Embattled Achuba has threatened to challenge his removal in court as he said the house overturned the report of the judicial panel of enquiry set up by the state Chief Judge.
He said the panel’s report has it that all the allegations against him “were not proven.”
