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The Edo State Government has accused Philip Shaibu, the reinstated lawman politician of the state, of impersonation.
DAILY POST reports that the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare accused Philip Shaibu of impersonating Godwin Omobayo arsenic the Deputy Governor of the authorities successful a connection signed and made disposable to newsmen connected Monday successful Benin City.
DAILY POST recalls that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court had connected July 17, 2024, reinstated Philip Shaibu arsenic the Deputy politician of the authorities successful a lawsuit against his impeachment by the State House of Assembly.
The embattled Deputy politician was connected March 18, 2024, impeached by the State House of Assembly implicit alleged disclosure of government’s classified accusation to members of the public.
Shaibu had successful an interrogation aft the tribunal judgement, said helium remained the authentic Deputy politician of the state.
He added that the judgement was declarative which the authorities authorities was work bound to adhere to and implement.
However, successful the statement, Chris Nehikhare noted that Shaibu’s purported reinstatement is presently earlier an Appeal Court.
According to him, ”It has travel to the attraction of the Edo State Government that the erstwhile Deputy Governor, Comr. Philip Shaibu has been carrying retired correspondence with antithetic institutions and organisations some wrong and extracurricular the State successful a wide lawsuit of impersonation.
“In the involvement of the information of these organizations, we privation to restate that Shaibu is not the Deputy Governor of Edo State and each correspondence from him successful that respect should beryllium disregarded and considered a forgery.
“The contented of his purported reinstatement is inactive progressive successful tribunal and the adjacent proceeding for the 2 abstracted motions filed by the State Government and the Edo House of Assembly challenging the purported reinstatement by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court is fixed for 24 September 2024.
“The State done the Attorney General of Edo State and the Edo House of Assembly by their lawyers, Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, and Ken Mozia, SAN, respectively, had successful the motions sought an bid for a enactment of the execution of the purported reinstatement and an bid suspending the judgement and restraining Shaibu from parading himself oregon attending immoderate authoritative relation arsenic lawman politician pending the proceeding and determination of the appeal.
“Therefore, the presumption quo is that His Excellency, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins, remains the lawman politician of Edo State and immoderate correspondence carried retired by immoderate different person, including Philip Shaibu is an enactment of impersonation, and anyone who deals with him does truthful astatine his oregon her ain risk”, helium said.
The commissioner, who said the Security agencies person been alerted to the imaginable breach of peace, however, urged the information agencies to clasp Philip Shaibu liable for immoderate information breach successful the State arising from his alleged ignoble actions.
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