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No fewer than 17 Deputy Governors have been booted out of office in the last 24 years, checks by The Nation has revealed.

Phillip Shaibu, sacked Deputy Governor of Edo State, became the 17th to be removed from office since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

For Shaibu, it was a long trek to freedom and a long-drawn battle to remain afloat in Edo’s political space.

Over the years, some Deputy Governors have been impeached for political reasons that somehow amount to gross misconduct.

Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, provides for the removal of governor or Deputy Governor from office through the process of impeachment.

The process consists of a written allegation of gross misconduct against the accused person who has a right to defend himself. If his defence succeeds, he is expected to be left off the hook; if not, he is removed from office.

The said section 188 spells out in detail, the procedures and steps to be taken to consummate the process.

Here are Deputy Governors that have been impeached since 1999:

Femi Pedro (Lagos)

Iyiola Omisore (Osun)

Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele (Lagos)

Chris Ekpenyong (Akwa Ibom)

Abiodun Aluko (Ekiti)

Biodun Olujinmi (Ekiti)

Late Garba Gadi (Bauchi)

Peremobowei Elebi (Bayelsa)

Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba)

Jude Agbaso (Imo)

Sunday Onyebuchi (Enugu)

Ali Olanusi (Ondo)

Eze Madumere (Imo)

Simon Achuba (Kogi)

Rauf Olaniyan (Oyo)

Mahdi Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara)

Philip Shaibu (Edo)

Among these, only the late Garba Gadi (Bauchi); Peremobowei Elebi (Bayelsa); Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba); Sunday Onyebuchi (Enugu); Ali Olanusi (Ondo), Jude Agbaso (Imo); Eze Madumere (Imo); Simon Achuba (Kogi) and Mahdi Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara) have successfully obtained court orders setting aside their impeachments.

Unfortunately, none of the removed Deputy Governors could go back to his or her office for some reasons.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-17-impeached-deputy-govs-since-1999/amp/

This is a comprehensive reportage. Respect to those serving politicians that normally respect their Political Boss.


I left..!

Shaibu just decided to useless himself. As our people will always say "pride comes before fall". It's very unfortunate that it end this way. I wish him goodluck in his future endeavours.

U mean spare tyres


But omisore was more powerfuɗ than d governor then(Bisi Akande) in osun state

who no dey SLP by now

You left Agboola Ajayi, Ondo state

He could have avoided this new title as the 17th impeached deputy governor, but his ego didn't allow him. In politics, you must be loyal, be you a cultist before or whatever, you must be loyal to the power that placed you in office and the one above you. That is politics for you. Gragra nor dey solve anything.

Damnnn

Shaibu jonze big time

Let's have a list of governors too impeached from 1999 till date

Great100000:
Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-17-impeached-deputy-govs-since-1999/amp/

Shiabu messed himself up. He saw the hand writing on the wall. He had just 5 mnts to go, he should have resigned and kept his honor.

Stone wen person see no dey blind am.

Now his political carrier is finished. He's just a coward, I feel for him. He no get levels

Edo no be Lagos ooooo.,

Politics is a very interesting thing but sometimes a silly thing to join.

Lumarstone:
This is a comprehensive reportage. Respect to those serving politicians who normally respect their Political Boss.


I left..!

How is this comprehensive when the likes of Enyinnaya Abaribe of Abia State aren't there?

Spare tyres

How come it's always the deputies who are impeached and the governors always manage to escape? This shows that what we have in Nigeria and Africa as a whole is no democracy at all.

In a real democracy anybody, even the president or prime minister can be removed at any time

MadamExcellency:
How is this comprehensive when the likes of Enyinnaya Abaribe of Abia State aren't there?

And Agboola Ajayi of Ondo state.
But he tried sha

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Ebibedike1:
And Agboola Ajayi of Ondo state.
But he tried sha

Agboola Ajayi of Ondo State wasn't removed. The then governor (Rotimi Akeredolu) tried all he could, but couldn't succeed. He ended up sidelining him (Agboola) before their tenure ended. So, he decided to pick someone else (hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa who's now the incumbent governor) as his running mate for hid second term bid.

Kelklein:
The governors have two sets of people in their pockets.. the LG chairmen which are selected stooges of the governor and the House of Assembly members who would do any bidding of the governor for a prize..

The deputy governors who in most states are just ceremonial positions, know these facts too well. It is only wise not to even dare the almighty emperors.

The governors even device a means of having the Deputy Governor's office outside the government house, for a purpose. So most don't even know how the actual business of governance in the state is being run.

how is it "wise not to even dare the almighty emperors"?

iampeterben:
He could have avoided this new title as the 17th impeached deputy governor, but his ego didn't allow him. In politics, you must be loyal, be you a cultist before or whatever, you must be loyal to the power that placed you in office and the one above you. That is politics for you. Gragra nor dey solve anything.

since you say "in politics, you must be loyal", how have politicians been loyal to the constitution and the people?

Shuaibu was the most mind boggling.

We real men need a comprehensive list of IMPEACHED KPEKUS.


Anyway I laugh in Swahili Swedish Teutonic Turkish 😂😂😂😂😂😂

himpeachment

Fhita hobi wants Tinubu to be himpeached

sunny1729:
You left Agboola Ajayi, Ondo state

Was he impeached ?
Nope

How about late John Okpa? Cross River State

politics

OVB123:
Shaibu just decided to useless himself. As our people will always say "pride comes before fall". It's very unfortunate that it end this way. I wish him goodluck in his future endeavours.

Rather, he has salvage his pride. He is the hero here. Loyalty is important in politics. But blind loyalty is poisonous to the soul.
Obaseki will go down in history as a desperate power hungry and ungrateful antagonist