Impeachment Of Philip Shaibu Kick Off, As Edo Assembly Serves Him Notice
Afnews Editor
Mar 06, 2024
Impeachment Of Philip Shaibu Kick Off, As Edo Assembly Serves Him Notice
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Members of the Edo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment process against the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.
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Reports has it that the petition for the impeachment of the deputy governor was read on Wednesday at a plenary session of the house.
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The Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who read the impeachment petition during plenary, said the petition was signed by 21 out of 24 members against the deputy governor.
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Aiguobarueghian, who said the petition was dated March 5, 2024, noted that the number of members who signed the petition were more than the two-third requirement stipulated in Section 188 (2a) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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He said the petition was addressed to the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku.
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The Speaker, who acknowledged the receipt of the petition, said the petition was based on two grounds which were not made public.
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The House, however, gave the deputy governor seven days to respond to the petition.
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The Speaker directed the clerk of the house, Yahaya Omogbai, to serve the impeachment notice on Shaibu.
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Shaibu's impeachment notice might not be unconnected to his face-off with the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki that had led to him losing out during the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial election primaries in the state.
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Recall that Shaibu had alleged a plot to impeach him from office, claiming his governorship ambition was responsible for the plot.
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He was elected as PDP candidate during a parallel primary election conducted in his residence in Benin City, the state capital.
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Asue Ighodalo was also announced winner of another PDP primary exercise which took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.
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