The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.
The embattled former deputy governor was impeached at plenary on Monday.
The impeachment was sequel to Justice S.A. Omonua (rtd)-led seven-man panel investigation of the impeachment petition against the former deputy governor.
The panel in its report said the allegation of perjury was not proved beyond reasonable doubt by the complainant against Shaibu.
It, however, said that the allegation of disclosure of government official documents was proved beyond reasonable.
18 of the 20 members that were present at the plenary voted in favour of the panel report while one voted against.
It could be recalled that The seven-man panel headed by Justine Stephen A. Omonuwa (Rtd) had on Thursday ruled that it would adjourn for the last time on Friday to give the respondent, Shaibu, to defend the allegations levelled against him before the panel.
Thursday’s ruling by the panel was a sequel to the absence of Shaibu and his counsel when the panel sat on Thursday.
At the panel’s inaugural sitting on Wednesday, Shaibu was represented by Professor Oladoyin Awoyale (SAN). He informed the panel that he would not be continuing with the panel’s proceedings on the ground that an Abuja High Court had asked all parties before it in a case of enforcement of fundamental human rights instituted by him to come on Monday, April 8, 2024, to show cause on why or not it should grant the reliefs sought.
When the panel overruled the objection, Awoyale (SAN) sought the permission of the panel to excuse himself.