The impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said his impeachment was a threat to the nation’s democracy, describing it as a “flagrant abuse of power” by the House of Assembly.
NewsBeatng had reported that the House of Assembly impeached Shaibu on Monday in a culmination of the months-long political drama between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy.
Shaibu was impeached by the lawmakers after they adopted a report of a committee probing an alleged misconduct of the now-impeached deputy governor.
The committee found him guilty of sharing state secrets and thus recommended his impeachment.
