Philip Shaibu has been reinstated as the deputy governor of Edo State.
A Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Wednesday that his impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly was illegal and unconstitutional.
The court also ordered that his salaries and allowances be paid to him from April when he was impeached.
The court issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Edo State House of Assembly from stopping Shaibu from performing the functions of his office.
The judge held that the impeachment was in gross violation of the Constitution.
In the meantime, the Edo State House of Assembly has appealed the judgment, filing a motion for a stay of execution pending appeal.
