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The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu.

The Assembly impeached the deputy governor on Monday after it adopted the report of a seven-member probe panel set up to probe allegations of gross misconduct against him.

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The Assembly had accused Shaibu of leaking the state government’s secrets and committing perjury. Continue Reading…

It also described Shaibu’s alleged offences as impeachable.

This comes amid a prolonged rift between Governor Godwin Obaseki and the deputy governor.

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The Assembly made the allegation last Wednesday stating its case at the inaugural sitting of the seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to probe the deputy governor. Continue Reading…

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