March 06, (THEWILL)- The Edo State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.
House Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who announced the impeachment notice during plenary on Wednesday, said the petition against the Deputy Governor, dated March 5, was signed by 21 out of the 24 members of the Assembly.
Hon Aiguobarueghian added that the number of members who signed the petition was more than the two-third requirement stipulated in the constitution.
Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, who acknowledged receipt of the petition, directed the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai, to serve the impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor.
Agbebaku also gave the Deputy Governor seven days to respond to the notice of impeachment.
THEWILL reports that the impeachment notice is the latest in the rift between the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, who have been at loggerheads since mid-2023 when Shaibu announced his intention to run for the office of the governor of the state.
Shaibu had conducted a parallel governorship primary election, declaring himself as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the September 21 gubernatorial election in Edo State, an action which contradicts the emergence of Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the party for the Edo governorship election.
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