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Security beefed up around Edo State Government House on Osadebey Avenue on Monday due to speculations that the state’s deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, was preparing to resume his duties.
The Edo State House of Assembly had earlier removed Shaibu from his position amid a disagreement with Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Philip Shaibu
Shaibu challenged his dismissal in court, alleging that the assembly members did not give him a fair hearing.
However, a Federal High Court in Abuja, led by Justice J. K. Omotosho, ruled that Shaibu’s removal was invalid and ordered his reinstatement.
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