The Edo State House of Assembly has launched the impeachment process against the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, according to reports.


The petition to impeach the deputy governor was formally presented during a plenary session of the house held on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in the political landscape of the state.


Charity Aiguobarueghian, the Majority Leader, took the floor to read the impeachment petition, revealing that it had garnered the signatures of 21 out of 24 members of the assembly.


Aiguobarueghian emphasized that the petition, dated March 5, 2024, surpassed the two-thirds majority requirement stipulated in Section 188 (2a) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


The Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, acknowledged the receipt of the petition, divulging that it was predicated on undisclosed grounds.


Despite the secrecy surrounding the allegations, the assembly accorded the deputy governor a seven-day window to provide a formal response to the petition.



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Shiabu is a goner I don't even know who is beating the drum he is dancing to.