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State Assembly Vows To Appeal A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment on Wednesday ordered his reinstatement to office on the grounds that the Edo State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process…
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The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. He was impeached during the house’s plenary session on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Shaibu’s impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up to investigate allegations of misconduct against the deputy governor. The…
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A High Court sitting in Akure, has dismissed the suit instituted by the deputy governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for lack of jurisdiction and abuse of court processes. Amidst legislative processes, Aiyedatiwa had approached the high court to stop the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching him for alleged gross misconduct. At the…
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The Ondo State House of Assembly has affirmed it is following proper procedures in investigating allegations against Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This follows 22 out of 26 legislators support for impeaching him. Assembly spokesperson Olatunji Oshati said serving the notice of allegations only initiated proceedings, and did not equate to removal. He stated the process…
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Zamfara State lawmakers on Wednesday impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Mahdi Gusau. Gusau was impeached during plenary after the House received the report of the committee. The committee was set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to investigate the allegations against him. The lawmakers unanimously voted for…