Edo Speaker denies plan to impeach Shaibu

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, leading members of the State House of Assembly to meet Governor Godwin Obaseki at Government House, Benin City, denied that there are plans by the state lawmakers to impeach Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu.

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The Speaker insisted that members of the State Assembly are committed to support the executive to finish well in 2024.

National Daily Newspaper gathered that Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku declared the speculation about plan to impeach the Deputy Governor is baseless and lacking in substance.

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Governor Obaseki emphasised that the focus of his administration is not on an imaginary crisis being speculated in some quarters, but in providing critical infrastructure for the people of the state.

Governor Obaseki maintained that the major current concern to him is the several failed portions on Federal roads in the state, which, according to him, are in urgent need of repair.

The governor assured that the state government will continue to do its best to meet the needs of the people in Edo State.