By Akinwale Kasali
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the reinstatement of Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State.
The Court voided his impeachment on the grounds that the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in Shaibu’s purported impeachment
During the pronouncement by the Justice Omotosho, Shaibu, who was in court, shed tears of joy upon hearing the Judge’s pronouncements.
The Court stated that the allegation on which the House of Assembly based the impeachment proceedings was untenable in law and does not constitute a gross misconduct.
The Judge ordered his immediate reinstatement and, also, ordered the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to provide him with needed security to enable him resume office and perform the functions of the office until the end of his tenure.
It would be recalled that Governor Godwin Obaseki had replaced Shaibu with Omobayo Godwin as the Deputy Governor of the State after he gave a nod to Shaibu’s impeachment.
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