AfriqueCAN:
PHILIP Shaibu has been reinstated as the Deputy Governor of Edo State www.AfriqueCAN.com
Wednesday’s judgement by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja comes months after the embattled Shaibu was impeached by the State Assembly.
In the judgement, Justice Omotoso declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void.
The judge held that the said impeachment was in gross violation of the provisions of both sections 188 and 35 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The court also ordered that Shaibu’s salaries and allowances should be paid, backdating the payments to April when the Deputy governor was impeached.
The court 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 also ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to restore his security details.
