Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has appointed a 38-year-old Engineer, Omobayo Godwin, as the new deputy of the state.

Obaseki appointed Godwin as deputy after the impeachment of the former deputy governor Philip Shaibu by the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Shaibu was impeached during plenary in Benin, the Edo State capital.

His impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up to investigate allegations of misconduct against him.

Speaking at the plenary, the Majority Leader of the House, Charity Aiguobarueghian, said the report of the seven-man panel presented to the lawmakers found Shaibu culpable of disclosing government secrets.

Edo Assembly impeaches deputy governor Shaibu

Aiguobarueghian added that though the panel was unable to establish the case of perjury against the deputy governor, it made two findings and one recommendation upon which the decision to impeach the deputy governor was anchored.

“The seven-man judicial panel of inquiry recommended that the deputy governor be impeached on ground of disclosure of government secrets,” the lawmaker said.

During voting on the motion, 18 out of 19 lawmakers present at plenary voted for the impeachment of Shaibu while one abstained from the headcount and voting process.

The Clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai, conducted a head count of the lawmakers who voted for and against the impeachment of Shaibu.

Omogbai said with the figure, the House met 2/3 (16 members of the House were needed to carry out the impeachment).

The lawmakers thereafter upheld and approved the recommendation of the seven-man panel and thereafter impeached as the deputy governor of Edo State.

The Star