Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State
has picked Omobayo Godwins, a 37-year-old, as his new deputy.
The appointment, which is subject to confirmation by the Edo
State House of Assembly, followed the removal of the former deputy, Philip
Shaibu, by the State Assembly earlier on Monday.
The new deputy is billed to be
sworn in on Monday, according to a report by
Channels Television.
The new deputy hails from Akoko
Edo Local Government Area of the state. He has a B. Eng in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering and an MSc in Public Administration from the University
of Benin.
Before his appointment, Mr Godwins
served as a Senior Maintenance Engineer at Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited
and has also been active politically.
Earlier in the plenary on Monday, the Edo Assembly removed Mr
Shaibu as deputy governor of the state.
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His removal
from office followed the adoption of the recommendation of the seven-member
judicial panel set up by the state chief judge to investigate the allegations
of gross misconduct against Mr Shaibu.
During the
plenary in Benin, the state capital, the majority leader of the house, Charity
Aiguobarueghian, said that from the report of the panel presented to the
assembly, Mr Shaibu was found culpable of disclosure of government secrets.
The majority
leader further told his colleagues that though the panel was unable to
establish the case of perjury, the second allegation levelled against Mr Shaibu
by the lawmakers, it made two findings and one recommendation upon which the
decision to impeach Mr Shaibu, was anchored.
During
voting, 18 out of 19 lawmakers present at the plenary voted for Mr Shaibu’s
removal as deputy governor while one abstained.
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