Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu.

The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the Chief Judge to probe allegations of misconduct against Shaibu.

The Justice Stephen Omonua (Rtd)-led seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge (CJ) Justice Daniel Okungbowa submitted Shaibu was guilty of disclosure of official secret.

Here are other Deputy Governors impeached by Assemby:

(1) Ali Olanusi

Ondo Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi, was impeached in the morning of Monday, April 27, 2015 by members of the House of Assembly.‎

Olanusi was impeached exactly one month after defecting from the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives’ Congress(APC).

Twenty two of the 26 members of the Assembly supported the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, who recently moved from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

(2) Mr Simon Achuba

Former Kogi Deputy Governor Simon Achuba was impeached on Friday October 18, 2019.

Achuba was impeached by members of the Kogi Assembly in Lokoja, the state capital.

Achuba’s impeachment followed the submission of a report of the committee set up by the State Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajana, to investigate an allegation of gross misconduct against the former deputy governor.

However, Achuba’s impeachment was on Wednesday, February, 26, 2020 declared null and void by a State High Court in Lokoja.

Justice John Olorunfemi faulted Achuba’s removal from office, describing it as a violation of the Constitution.

The judge, while delivering the judgment, also said the nomination of Edward Onoja as the deputy governor did not follow due process.

(3) Rauf Olaniyan

The Oyo House of Assembly on Monday, July 18, 2022 impeached former Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, at its plenary.

Olaniyan was found guilty of all the allegations levelled against him following the reports of a seven-man panel constituted by the state Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola.

The chief judge on Thursday, July 14, 2022 constituted the panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the deputy governor by the lawmakers.

The lawmakers, after considering the panel’s recommendations, pronounced the impeachment of the deputy governor and that it should take immediate effect.

The House In June directed Justice Abimbola to constitute a panel to investigate Mr Olaniyan.

It served the Deputy Governor with a notice of impeachment over allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and financial recklessness, among others, following his defection from PDP to APC.

(4) Garba Gadi

Former Bauchi Deputy Governor Garba Gadi was impeached from office on 13 August, 2009.

He and then Governor Isa Yuguda were elected on the platform of defunct All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) before the Governor dumped the party for PDP.

Gadi chose to remain in ANPP, a situation which pitched him against the Governor and 17 members of the Bauchi Assembly who decamped with the Governor to PDP.

The House of Assembly found Garba guilty of impeachable offences leveled at him in May 2009.

This followed the submission of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the House to probe the allegations against him.

However, Gadi was reinstated by a court in Bauchi State on 25 June, 2010.

The court ordered that Gadi returns to his office and all his outstanding official entitlements be paid to him without delay.

(5) Mahdi Aliyu Gusau

Zamfara House of Assembly on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 impeached Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as Deputy Governor.

The lawmakers impeached the Deputy Governor during a plenary session on Wednesday.

However, a Federal High Court, FHC, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 gave an order restoring Mahdi Ali Gusau as Zamfara Deputy Governor.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also set aside all the steps and actions taken by the House of Assembly, former Governor Bello Matawalle and the state’s chief judge in the purported impeachment of Gusau during the pendency of the suit in court. (The Nation)

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