Posted 4/8/2024, 7:11:24 PM
Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu Impeached Amid Controversy Over Legality and New Replacement
- Former Edo deputy governor Philip Shaibu was impeached by the state House of Assembly
- A 7-member panel investigated accusations of perjury and divulging confidential information against Shaibu
- The CRPP boss Samson Isibor criticized the impeachment as illegal and too hastily done
- Shaibu had filed a court case to halt the impeachment but it proceeded anyway
- The new deputy governor was allegedly still a card-carrying member of another party when sworn in, violating electoral law