From Godwin Tsa Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has reinstated the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu after declaring his purported impeachment as illegal, unconditional, null and void.
Justice James Omotosho in his judgment held that the said impeachment was in gross violation of the provisions of both sections 188 and 35 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
Consequently, the court ordered that all his salaries, allowances, and benefits should be paid to him from April 8, when he was illegally impeached, until the expiration of his tenure.
The court further issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Edo State House of Assembly from stopping Shaibu from performing the functions of his office.
Justice Omotosho equally ordered the Inspector General of Police to immediately restore all his security details.
The court maintained that the reason the Edo Assembly gave for impeaching the plaintiff was lame and smacked of an orchestrated political vendetta.
