The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday, March 6 commenced impeachment proceedings against the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.
The Majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who announced the impeachment notice during plenary, said the petition dated March 5, was signed by 21 out of the 24 members against the deputy governor.
Aiguobarueghian stated that the number of members who signed the petition were more than the two- third requirement stipulated in the constitution.
He also announced that the petition was based on two grounds of perjury and revealing of government secrets.
The Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku who acknowledged receipt of the petition, directed the clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai to serve the impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor.
Agbebaku also gave the Deputy Governor seven days to respond to the notice of impeachment.
Recall that the fight between the first two prominent citizens of the state came to the fore when Shaibu approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop his impeachment.
However, the Governor and the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, denied such move.
Shaibu may have incurred the wrath of the governor due to his desire to succeed his boss, who insisted that it is the turn of Edo Central to produce the next Governor of the state.