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Non Payment of Salaries, Impress, Allowances: Achuba Gives Gov. Bello Seven Day’s Ultimatum, Threatens Court Action.
The Kogi State Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, has threatened to drag Gov. Yahaya Bello to court if after seven days his entitlements amounting to N819,709,980.00 since 2017 is not paid.
In a letter signed by Femi Falani, SAN, on the instruction of the Deputy Governor, Elder Achuba called for the release of all statutory allocations due to the office of the deputy governor amounting to N819,709,980.00, but withheld since 2017, 2018 and 2019,
According to the letter addressed to Governor Yahaya Bello and dated 17th July, 2019, said the deputy governor’s office been a creation of the 1999 constitution, with releases due to it signed into law by the governor and state house of Assembly, lamented that the state governor has refused to release the funds for the deputy governor’s office.
The letter which was made available to newsmen, titled: Demand Notice: Request for the release of all statutory allocations due to the office of the deputy governor of Kogi State amounting to the total sum of N819,709,980.00 (Eight hundred and nineteen million, seven hundred and nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty naira) only for 2017, 2018 and 2019 memo approvals.
According to the letter addressed to Governor Yahaya Bello and dated 17th July, 2019, said the deputy governor’s office been a creation of the 1999 constitution, with releases due to it signed into law by the governor and state house of Assembly, lamented that the state governor has refused to release the funds for the deputy governor’s office.
The letter which was made available to newsmen, titled: Demand Notice: Request for the release of all statutory allocations due to the office of the deputy governor of Kogi State amounting to the total sum of N819,709,980.00 (Eight hundred and nineteen million, seven hundred and nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty naira) only for 2017, 2018 and 2019 memo approvals.
