Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled judgment for September 7 in the suit by Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu seeking to stop his impeachment by the House of Assembly.

In a sitting on August 23, Justice Ahmed Mohamed fixed after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2027/2023.

In the suit, Shaibu accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of plotting to, among others, prevent him from performing his official responsibilities and instigate the Assembly to impeach him in order to frustrate his ambition to contest next year’s governorship election in the state.

Listed with Obaseki as defendants are the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Speaker of the Assembly and the Chief Judge of Edo State.

Shaibu’s lawyer, George Ibrahim, stated that while the defendants are contending that the deputy governor’s case is hinged solely on impeachment.

The crisis between Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has widened with the relocation of the deputy governor’s office away from Government House.

Bloomshire Nigeria has uncovered the new office of the embattled deputy governor - it’s now located at No. 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue - a somewhat abandoned building tucked in the Government Reserved Area, designated for his official duties.

The plan, according to sources, is yet to fully unfold; these are merely the initial signs of potential developments. If he absconds or neglects his duties, the battle-tested governor may deploy another strategy to exert further control over the man who seeks to succeed him.