Appeal Court dismisses Edo Assembly appeal, affirms Shaibu as Edo deputy governor

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, the appellate court dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s impeachment. Shaibu was impeached on […]

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Edo Assembly begins impeachment proceeding against deputy gov, Philip Shaibu

Members of the Edo State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment proceeding against the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu. The petition for the impeachment of the deputy governor was read on Wednesday at a plenary session of the house. Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who read the impeachment petition during plenary, said the petition was […]

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