All is not well in the Edo State government, as accusatory fingers have begun to fly around over who wants the deputy governor out.
The Edo State House of Assembly has rejected the alleged impeachment of Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu.
Blessing Agbebaku, the Speaker, revealed this during a meeting with Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House on Friday, stressing that the governor had never discussed the subject with the house.
From The Pit Of Hell
Agbebaku went on to say that the legislature never considered removing the deputy governor.
“Today, I want the Edo people to know there was nothing of the sort.
“I am the house of assembly’s presiding officer, and I wield the gavel.
“The gavel is the AK-47 of the house, Agbebaku explained.
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“There was no time when the governor called me to inundate me with requests to impeach the deputy governor.”
Agbebaku described the claim as a “rumour from the pit of hell” and revealed that he brought it to Obaseki’s attention.
“When I approached the governor, he asked, ‘What is the impeachment for?’
“What has the deputy governor done to warrant impeachment?
“There’s nothing like that, he explained.
“On my own, I called the deputy governor and told him; ‘These are rumours.
“Please, distance yourself from this type of rumour. The governor does not have such a plan”.
The governor, on his part, stated that the impeachment process was the least of his concerns at the moment.
According to him, the state is dealing with more important matters.
