Simon Achuba was on Tuesday, sworn in as the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, in Lokoja the state capital.

Achuba filled the vacuum in the deputy governorship position after Mr James Faleke refused to be Governor Yahaya Bello’s deputy.

Last year, Achuba defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and he is a former Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly.