Unpaid Allowance: Kogi Deputy Gov Takes Gov Bello to Industrial Court

The embattled deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, has taken Governor Yahaya Bello, to court over the non-payment of his allowances.



Achuba took Bello before a National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The suit with number NICN/ABJ/244/2019 filed on August 19, prayed the court to declare that the decision of the defendant to withhold his allowances was discriminatory and amounted to unfair labour practice.

He is also seeking for an order of the court for the payment of N921.5m being his travel allowances, monthly impress, security votes and other statutory allocations due to his office.

The case, which was filed by Falana and Falana Chamber, is yet to be assigned to a judge.
NAN reports that activities resumed on Monday at the NICN after its two months annual vacation.

The vacation was announced via a circular, dated June 23, and signed by its President Justice Babatunde Adejumo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that counsel and litigants were seen at the premises of the Abuja Division of the NICN.

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