The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, on Tuesday, dropped the case filed against Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state.
The Informant247 had earlier reported that Shaibu, in the suit filed at a federal high court in Abuja, asked the court to restrain the governor, the speaker of the state assembly, and the chief judge from “initiating impeachment proceedings or sanctioning any impeachment” against him.
The inspector-general of police, state security service, governor of Edo, speaker of Edo state house of assembly, and chief judge of Edo state were listed as first to fifth defendants, respectively.
However, in a statement released on Tuesday, the deputy governor said due to intervention from “well-meaning citizens of Edo”, he has instructed his solicitors to withdraw the suit.
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