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Court Orders IGP, Reinstates Philip Shaibu As Edo DG, Says Impeachment Illegal, Political
Jul 17, 2024
Court Orders IGP, Reinstates Philip Shaibu As Edo DG, Says Impeachment Illegal, Political ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Asue #Awoyale #Chikere #Daniel #Godwins #Ighodalo #James #Joe #Maryann #Obaseki #Ohaifa #Okungbowa #Oladoyin #Omobayo #Omonua #Omotosho #Philip #Sabina #Shaibu #Stephen https://osazuwaakonedo.news/court-orders-igp-reinstates-philip-shaibu-as-edo-dg-says-impeachment-illegal-political/17/07/2024/ #Breaking News Published: July 17th, 2024 Reshared: July 17, 2024 8:27 pm Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police to
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has
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ordered the Inspector General of police
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to mobilize his mentor in state Philip
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shu to continue his constitutional
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duties as a no State Deputy Governor
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ruling that his impeachment by the State
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House of Assembly is illegal and
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politically motivated Justice James om
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show of the federal high court in Abuja
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passed the judgment on Wednesday Justice
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or M sure while delivering judgments in
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the law gr before the court ordered that
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sh beated to office because the adate
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House of Assembly fil to comply with due
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process in carrying out impeachment on
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him Justice Oma also sent aside the
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appointment of the new Deputy Governor
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Who was appointed by the Ado State
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Governor gwiin obaseki to replace Shu
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the Court held that the allegation on
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which the House of Assembly bed the
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impeachment proceedings was untenable in
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law and did not constitute gross
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misconduct he ordered the Inspector
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General of police to provide him with
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needed security to enable him to resume
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office and perform the functions of the
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office until the end of his tenue
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Justice James om show held that the
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removal of the plaintiff sh from office
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as Deputy Governor of Edo State and the
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subsequent appointment of om gin as his
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replacement by the governor of Ado state
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was illegal unconstitutional not and
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void reports from news reporters that
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covered the court proceeding indicated
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that the Court held there was a breach
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of the provisions of the procedure laed
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out in section 1881 129 in the way and
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manner the impeachment process was
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conducted the court noted that the AA
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clause in section 188 10 limiting the
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jurisdiction is not a standalone
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provision the court referred to the
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decision of the Nigerian Supreme Court
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in in AD 2007 Justice on show held that
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the impeachment was politically
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motivated because of shu's aspiration to
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contest the office of governor of Edo
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State the court therefore ordered the
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first defendant the Inspector General of
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police to immediately restore the
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security of the plaintiff Shu as Deputy
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Governor of Edo State the Judgment has
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strong supporters of Philip Shu into
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mood of celebrations with some of the
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supporters seen in Adon nor and parts of
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Ben City dancing on the streets some of
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the supporters of Shu were also seen
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within the court premises Abu
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celebrating the court vdict earlier in
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April 2024 we had reported that the ad
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State House of assembly has impeached
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the state Deputy Governor Philip Shu
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over a court acad filed before a federal
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High Court sighting in Abuja the Endo
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State House of Assembly has stated
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before the panel of Investigation set up
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by the state chief judge that the affid
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filed by Philip Shu contain information
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about the Edo State executive council
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meeting which 22 out of the 24 ners in
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the ow State House of Assembly
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considered such as leaking official
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Secrets Philip Shu had approached
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Federal high court in Abuja in 2023
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praying the court to stop the conspiracy
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o PL by the state Governor G obaseki and
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members of the State Assembly to impeach
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him from Office over his political
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ambition to contest as governor in the
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forthcoming governorship election in the
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state Philip shaiu in a video press
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released after his impeachment described
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his impeachment by the Lomas as illegal
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adding that the action of the Lomas is a
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threat to democratic practice in the
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state the Lonas carried out the
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impeachment despite an order of court
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cting in Abuja asking the assembly to
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stop action it was gathered that the
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assembly began sitting at 9:41 a.m. and
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voted for the impeachment of the Deputy
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Governor by a vote of 18 against one who
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voted against among the 20 members
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present with the speaker expected to
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give the deciding vote in case of a tie
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shyu according to retired Justice Steven
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Oma L 7 man panel set up by the chief
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judge CJ of the state Justice Daniel Oka
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to investigate the allegation of gross
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misconduct leveled against the Deputy
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Governor submitted that the Deputy
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Governor was guilty of disclosure of
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official Secret in recent time there was
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drama in the state ruling political
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party people's Democratic party PDP
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primary election to pick the FL be for
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the forthcoming governorship election
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the impeached Deputy Governor Philip Shu
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was elected as the pp governorship
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candidate during a parallel primary
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election conducted at a location in Ben
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City Ashu reportedly the prefer choice
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of Governor Godwin obaseki was also
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announced winner of another PDP primary
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exercise which took place at the summer
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stadium in Benning City the ELO state
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capital federal High Court sitting in
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amja had recently declared the election
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of Ashu as PDP candidate as illegal not
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Andoid that aside the panel of
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Investigation however exonerated the
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impeached governor on the allegation of
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py as it was not made up that is proven
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it will be recalled that on April 4th
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Philip Shu objected to the seven member
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investigative panel proceeding with his
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planed impeachment urging them to adhere
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to an interlocutory injunction issued by
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a federal high court in Abuja on April
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5th the Deputy Governor failed to appear
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before the seven month panel that promt
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allegations of Trey and leaking of the
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government secrets against him following
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the impeachment of Philip Shu Governor
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obasi swiftly moved to fill the vacancy
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by appointing mulos Godwin a 27 year-old
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electrical electronics engineer with
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experience in the oil and gas sector the
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newly appointed Deputy Governor of AD do
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state MOS was sworn in suay Philip Shu
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was impeached by the state chief George
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Daniel Oka in his inaugural speech Al
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thaned his principal governor gwin
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obaseki and the leadership of the
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people's Democratic party for finding
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him worthy of the appointment he said
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the H of office L have just taken is my
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legal acceptance speech it defines the
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legal limits that El and O cannot exceed
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while in office Beyond This legal
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ceremony it is imperative that El
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publicly express my profound gratitude
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to our respected executive Governor his
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Excellency governor gwi obaseki and the
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leadership of our great party the
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people's Democratic party after all the
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very painful and thought-provoking
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destructions of the past few months our
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governor is determined to finish his
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second term very strong from his
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dialogue with me it is clear that he is
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very determined to beit a legacy of
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Peace Unity progress and visible
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development to Ado State a legacy that
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the next PDP regime will find exciting
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to proudly build upon and maintain the
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leadership position Ado has achieved
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over time in the committee of states in
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Nigeria born July 19th 1986 Al Hills
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from aoo local government area of the
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state meanwhile the Ado State House of
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Assembly had explained how the state's
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Deputy Governor Philip shahu allegedly
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leaked the government secrets and
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committed pedy which it said were
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impeachable offenses the assembly
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represented by its Deputy clerk Joe OA
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stat its case at the inaugura S of the
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seven month panel proin shu
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the panel headed by retired Justice sa
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Oma was raised by the adult state chief
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judge Justice Daniel Okuma at the
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instance of the State Assembly which on
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March 5th commenced impeachment
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proceedings against the deputy
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government the assembly according to
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punch newspaper said the impeachment
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proceedings were based on a petition
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accusing Shu of py and leaking the
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government's Secrets the impeachment is
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believed to be the latest development in
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the WFT between Shu and his principal
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Governor Godwin obaseki there had been
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an uneasy C between the Deputy Governor
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and his princip since last year when Shu
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declared his interest to join this
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year's AO governorship race presenting
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the assembly case the deputy cler said
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Shu leaked the state secrets in the
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affid he filed in support of an Abu J
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suit he said Shu rendered documents
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relating to the state executive
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council's meeting according to OHA Shu
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violated the O of secrecy he took and
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acted contrary to the provisions of
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schedule 7 of the 1999 Constitution the
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panel after hearing the assembly's case
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I joed for shu to enter his defense
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earlier at the proceedings shu's lawyer
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Professor ol a s and excused himself
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from the hearing after the panel
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declined his application to suspend the
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proceedings a in his submission Ed the
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panel to hold the impeachment
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proceedings pending the outcome of a
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suit filed by Shu before the federal
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high court in Abuja our told the panel
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that the Abuja Court had fixed April 8
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for parties in the souit to appear to
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show C course why it should not Grant
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shun's prayer for an interlocutory
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injunction to hold the impeachment
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proceedings but opposing the prayer the
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deputy cler said by virtue of section
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188 10 of the 1999 Constitution no court
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had the right to prevent the House of
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Assembly or the seven manth panel from
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performing their constitutional duties
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or herey said shu's lawyer must convince
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the panel that the provision of the
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Constitution had been altered for the
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panel to sustain his argument in his
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ruling the panel chairman Justice Oma
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agreed with oi the retired judge noted
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that the invitation for the parties to
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show C was not an order to hold the
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impeachment proceedings Justice Oma said
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the panel would continue with the
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proceedings and asked the House of
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Assembly to State its case responding to
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the
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our told the panel that his clients
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would not be able to continue to
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participate in the investigation and S
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the panel's permission to be excused
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when asked whether he was weaving his
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rights to defend his client the son
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answered in the negative stressing that
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parties must obey the court decision and
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that should appear before it to show
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cause Pro further if he was arresting
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the Hing of the panel a answered again
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in the negative and reiterated the need
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to obey the court which would be seated
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on Monday April 8 2024 the federal high
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court in Abuja on Monday resumed sitting
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in the lawsuit F by the impeached ad
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those Deputy Governor Philip shyu
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challenging the move by the State House
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of Assembly to impeach him the S
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subsequently took his leave Justice I EO
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had on March 28th adj till April 8 for
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the defendants in the souit to appear
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before him to show course why shu's
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prayer to hold the impeachment
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proceedings should not be granted since
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last year the impeached Deputy Governor
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had been in the news from one case of
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intimidation to harassment allegedly by
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the state Governor the Deputy Governor
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of Ado State Philip Shu in one of the
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television interviews granted last year
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said that he his ambition is personal
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and he is 100% loyal to obaseki he met
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this known during a live interview with
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arise news sh said in courot ambition is
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personal loyalty is given I am 100%
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loyal to my governor and that is why he
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has I have been intimidated and harass
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as I speak to you I am relocated from
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government house I didn't go to court to
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check the legality of that action that
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is loyalty my office for the fourth or
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fifth month no allocation has been given
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to my office and this evening my heads
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told me that the governor has also
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instructed that the form they used to
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give to my vehicle should no longer be
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given to the vehicle so why all this I
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cannot be intimidated during the
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political battle last year local media
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reported that the Ado State Governor gin
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obaseki served the former permanent
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Secretary of the State Sports commission
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Mrs Sabina Cher recall that obasi had in
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August redeployed Cher from the sports
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commission to Central Administration
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government house Ben City and mefi with
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his Deputy Philip shyu Mrs Cher until
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her last employment was also the general
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coordinator of bendal insurance Football
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Club of berin she is a sister-in-law to
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the Deputy Governor shyu who is at the
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moment immerged in the Battle of Wis
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with his principal obaseki on the 2024
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governorship succession plans the former
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Insurance General coordinator Cher is
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the elder sister to the wife of the ad
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State Deputy Governor Mrs Maria Shu a
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government house Source who confirmed
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the development said it was not
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unconnected with the rift between
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obaseki and his Deputy The Source said
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Madame Sabina Cher has been fired by Mr
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Governor the development is coming
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barely 72 hours after the ad Deputy
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Governor shaiu initially withdrew his
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impeachment lawsuit against his
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principal Governor obaseki shyu had
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approached a federal high court in Abuja
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seeking amongst others an order
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restraining obaseki the speaker of the
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State House of Assembly chief judge of
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Ado State and others from commencing
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impeachment process against him however
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on September 5th 2023 the Ador Deputy
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Governor sh withdraw the lawsuit he
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filed at the federal High Court Abuja
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anding the effort by his principal
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Governor obaseki to onit him Shu from
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office in a statement Shu said his
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decision was based on the need to
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respect the intervention of several
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prominent individuals including
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religious and traditional leaders while
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also appreciating the governor for
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agreeing to the peace initiatives punch
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newspaper also reported that there was a
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m gramar last year August when a
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security head to ad State Governor G
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obaseki stopped his Deputy Philip Shu
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from accessing his principal according
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to punch newspaper this happened at the
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32nd anniversary of Ado state held at
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the new Festival Hall government house
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benon City Edo state in the photos
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obtained a security Authority was SE
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blocking shu's assess to obasi during
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the event but speaking after the event
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Shu had pledged his loyalty to his
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principal despite their rift this is
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coming after weeks of dispute between
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the governor and his Deputy the deputy
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had gone to a federal high court in
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Abuja and obtained an injunction to stop
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the governor and State Assembly from
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plots to impeach
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him bringing you the news in a more
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