The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday impeached the embattled deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu.
The Assembly which began sitting at 9.41 am voted for the impeachment of the deputy governor by a vote of 18 against one who voted against, among the 20 members present with the speaker expected to give the deciding vote in case of a tie.
Shaibu, according to Justice Stephen Omonua (Rtd)-led a seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct levelled against the deputy governor, submitted that the deputy governor was guilty of disclosure of official secret.
The panel, however, exonerated the impeached deputy governor on the allegation of perjury as it was not “made up”, that is proven.
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