No plot to impeach Deputy Governor, says Obaseki_…Court action a preemptive move ahead of his defection to APC__...Edo North leaders dissociate from Shaibu’s governorship ambition_
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that there was no plan to impeach his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu. The governor, however, noted that the move by Shaibu seeking a court order to stop his purported impeachment is preemptive ahead of his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is as leaders of Edo North Senatorial District, the senatorial zone of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, distanced themselves from his governorship ambition, warning the deputy governor against fueling the crisis in the State. The governor, while briefing journalists in Benin City during a visit by the Edo North leaders, said the deputy governor has been actively engaging with senior actors both at the national and state level of the APC, negotiating his way into their party, adding that he is at the verge of finalizing moves to defect to the APC. He said, “Let me put it on record that I am not aware of any plot or any scheme to impeach the Deput...