Impeachment: 21 out of 24 members of Edo Assembly sign petition against Shaibu

The plot to impeach Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu has escalated as the Edo State House of Assembly served him an impeachment notice, stating that he has seven days to respond to the allegations of constitutional infractions.

During the house session on Wednesday, Hon Charity Aiguobarueghian, the Majority Leader, announced that a petition, dated March 5, 2024, was signed by 21 out of the 24 members against the deputy governor.

She also mentioned that the number of members who signed the petition exceeded the two-thirds requirement stated in the constitution.

The speaker of the house, Hon 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 and gave the deputy governor seven days to respond to the notice of impeachment.

Shaibu, it would be recalled, has been in the eyes of the storm with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, over the governorship ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.