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The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of ‘executive rascality and lawlessness’ over his reinstatement by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court. Shaibu claimed Obaseki had boasted several times in various quarters that Marvelous Omobayo remains the deputy governor until the end of his tenure. In April 2024, the Edo State House of Assembly impeached Shaibu following his face-off with Obaseki. Obaseki replaced Shaibu with Omobayo, who was sworn in as the deputy governor. But, last month, the FCT High Court reinstated Shaibu as the deputy govern…

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