Court fixes date for hearing of sacked Edo deputy governor Shaibu’s suit

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The News Agency of Nigeria observed that though the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/405/24, was not listed on the cause list, the lawyers, who said they were for the defence, asked the judge for a date for the case. He also joined S.A. Omonua, a retired judgement chairperson of the seven-member panel of inquiry that recommended the removal of Mr Shaibu.The rest of the defendants are Theresa Akpoghome, a professor, President Aigbokhian; Oghogho Ayodele Oviasu and the Edo State House of Assembly.In the suit filed by Mr Shaibu’s lawyer, O.A.

He sought an order directing the respondents not to take any further steps in violating his fundamental right to fair hearing, guaranteed by virtue of Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution. “The 3rd respondent via a letter dated 25 March 2024 was appointed by the 4th respondent as the chairman of a panel of seven persons to investigate the allegations contained in a purported impeachment notice, which is yet to be personally served on the applicant.

NAN reports that Mr Shaibu was, on Monday, removed from office by the state’s House of assembly after the seven-man panel found him guilty of leaking government’s secrets.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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