…as 12 lawmakers sign Shaibu’s impeachment notice
. Gov ‘secures’ Oshiomole’s support to recruit APC lawmakers in impeachment process
. Assembly to move impeachment notice Wednesday
Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki has perfected all arrangements with the Hon. Blessing Agbebaku-led House of Assembly to Impeach his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday.
A member of the State House of Assembly, who pleaded anonymity, told our reporter that they were summoned by the Governor on Sunday, where he (Obaseki) briefed them on the next step to take against his deputy for daring to contest against Dr. Asue Ighodalo, his annioted candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
As of the time of filling this report, no fewer than 12 of the Assembly members had signed the impeachment notice to be served on Shaibu.
Our reporter also gathered from a reliable source that the Governor had already reached out across to Senator Adams Oshiomole to help him to lobby and talk to the APC lawmakers in the state House of Assembly to give their support to the impeachment moves against Shaibu since, he (deputy governor) is not in good terms with the Edo North Senator.
We were also reliably informed that since Oshiomole fell out with the Presidency over the Edo State All Progressives Congress Governorship primary, he is ready to do a spoiler job and had therefore given Governor Obaseki and his anointed candidate, Asue Ighodalo his words to mobilise his followers for the PDP candidate.
“My dear brother, politics is a bad game. Honestly speaking, Comrade Philip Shaibu has his right to contest, but it’s let for the people to decide. But the way the Governor is going about it is really amazing to many of us.
“Yes, the Governor invited us on Sunday and at the meeting he told us to commence an impeachment process against his Deputy for having the gut to contest against his preferred person, Dr. Asue Ighodalo.
“He also went further to tell us that he has the support of comrade Adams Oshiomole for the APC lawmakers. You know Oshiomole has already fallen out with the Presidency because of the Edo State APC Governorship primary.
“As it is today, Monday, the Governor already has overwhelming numbers to carry out the impeachment process. Do you know that because of the impeachment process, the House couldn’t seat today, Monday, and we will not also seat tomorrow, Tuesday, just for them to perfect all the arrangements.”