My impeachment, a threat to Nigeria’s democracy- Shaibu
The impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said his impeachment was a threat to the nation’s democracy, describing it as a “flagrant abuse of power” by the House of Assembly.
Shaibu made this known in a video posted on his X handle.
WesternPost had reported that the House of Assembly impeached Shaibu on Monday in a culmination of the months-long political drama between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy.
Shaibu was impeached by the lawmakers after they adopted a report of a committee probing an alleged misconduct of the now-impeached deputy governor.
The committee found him guilty of sharing state secrets and thus recommended his impeachment.
Meanwhile, a thirty-eight-year-old Omobayo Godwin, an engineer, has been named by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki as his new deputy.
He has been sworn-in by the Chief Judge of the State.
