Simon Achuba, deputy governor of
Kogi state, says he has not received allowances in the last two years as a
result of his rift with Yahaya Bello, the governor.
Speaking with state house
correspondents after meeting with Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu
Buhari on Friday, Achuba said his travel allowances, hotel bills, monthly
impress and salaries were stopped while his monthly allowance piled up to
N819,709,980.
He said though things have not
been smooth, God has been sustaining him.
“Well you know in life what
sustains a man is God. So if your hope is in God, you will be very much alive,”
he said.
“If you have money and don’t have
God, you will be living like a dead person. But if you have God you can live,
He is the one who provides to man. So if one source closes, God opens another
sources for you to live. Supposing I am not a deputy governor, won’t I be
alive?”
On why he was at the presidential
villa, Achuba said: “Well it is a private discussion in relation to my office.
From my discussions with him (Kyari) there is hope that all the issues will be
resolved.”
Asked whether he has confidence
that all the issues will be resolved, he said, “With God all things are
possible.”
Achuba ruled out contesting
against Bello in the November governorship poll but was not precise on whether
he would support the governor or not.
“When the time comes. There are
issues to be put on table for discussion and these are the issues that brought
me here, when those issues are settled, you will see us flying again, politics
is like that,” he said.
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