The Edo State Government said on Monday that Philip Shaibu is impersonating the deputy governor and may cease presenting himself as such.
A Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Shaibu because the deputy governor of Edo State on July 17, three months after the Edo House of Assembly had impeached him.
Judge James Omotosho declared that Shaibu’s impeachment by the state meeting was unlawful.
Omotosho ordered the Inspector General of Police to revive Shaibu’s safety particulars and directed that his salaries and allowances be paid from April when he was faraway from workplace.
The Edo Assembly has appealed the judgement and filed for a keep of its execution pending the willpower of the enchantment.
However, Shaibu, in an interview after his reinstatement, mentioned the judgement that reinstated him was declarative and have to be carried out earlier than an enchantment may very well be thought-about.
However, in a press release, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, mentioned, “It has come to the eye of the Edo State Government that the previous Deputy Governor, Comr. Philip Shaibu has been corresponding with numerous establishments and organisations each inside and outdoors the State in a transparent case of impersonation.
“In the curiosity of those organisations’ security, we wish to reiterate that Shaibu shouldn’t be the Deputy Governor of Edo State, and any correspondence from him in that regard must be disregarded and thought of a forgery.
“The subject of his purported reinstatement remains to be lively in courtroom, with the subsequent listening to for the 2 separate motions filed by the State Government and the Edo House of Assembly difficult the purported reinstatement by Justice James Omotosho scheduled for twenty-four September 2024.
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“The State, via the Attorney General of Edo State and the Edo House of Assembly, represented by their legal professionals, Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, and Ken Mozia, SAN, respectively, has sought an order for a keep of execution of the purported reinstatement, an order suspending the judgement, and a restraining order stopping Shaibu from presenting himself or attending any official perform as deputy governor pending the listening to and willpower of the enchantment.
“Therefore, the established order stays that His Excellency, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins, is the deputy governor of Edo State. Any correspondence carried out by another individual, together with Philip Shaibu, constitutes impersonation, and anybody coping with him does so at their very own danger.
“Security agencies are hereby alerted to the potential breach of peace and are urged to hold Philip Shaibu accountable for any security breaches in the State arising from his actions.”