The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution directing the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to set up a seven-man committee to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu.
At the plenary, 19 members out of the 24 members voted in favour of the resolution.
The House of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Shaibu on March 5, accusing him of perjury and leaking of government secrets but all efforts to get the impeachment notice to him proved abortive as he was said to be out of the state.
After it became clear that the notice could not be served physically, the House served him the notice on the 12th of March through substitution by publishing the letter in three national dailies.
He added, “That duty as bestowed by Section 188 Subsection 3 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that a motion be moved when it will be resolved and that if this allegation is not denied, it is worthy of investigation.
“I am, therefore, moving a motion in pursuant to Section 188 Subsection 3 and 4 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is designed not to be argued.”
“That the notice serves on the deputy governor alleging gross misconduct to be sent for investigations and that the speaker caused the Chief Judge of the state to set up a seven-man committee to look at the allegations and report its findings to this House as soon as possible.”
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