The Edo State House of Assembly has voted to impeach the Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu.
The decision was reached during the assembly's plenary session held on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Shaibu's impeachment followed the endorsement of the report submitted by a seven-man committee led by Justice S.A. Omonua, tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct against the deputy governor.
Recall that the now impeached deputy governor has been on a long his superior, Governor Godwin Obaseki.
At plenary, 20 members of the assembly were present. Of these, 18 voted in favour of adopting the committee's findings, while one member dissented.
Following the proceedings, the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbrbaku, instructed that an official copy of the impeachment resolution be forwarded to the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for his approval.
This development marks the climax of the political tensions between the deputy governor and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki.
