Why PDP expelled ex-Edo deputy gov. Phillip Shaibu, others | Read Details
A former deputy governor of Edo state, Phillip Shaibu, has been expelled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The PDP state working committee (SWC) in Edo also expelled Dan Orbih, the party’s national vice-chairman (south-south), and Omorgie Ihama, a former member of the house of representatives who represented the Oredo federal constituency.
Ogie Vasco, the PDP spokesperson in the state in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Shaibu, Orbih, and Ihama were expelled over alleged anti-party activities.
Vasco said the SWC took the decision after it “extensively deliberated on the issue”.
Recall that Shaibu was impeached as the deputy governor by the Edo state house of assembly in April, 2024.
The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-member investigative panel.
The panel was set up by Daniel Okungbowa, chief judge of Edo, and was headed by S. A. Omonuwa, a retired justice.
Shaibu was accused of “misconduct, perjury and disclosure of government secrets”.
Philip Shaibu had on Sunday, June 16, declared support for Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the upcoming 21 September, 2024 governorship election in the state.
Shaibu declared his support on the sidelines of the 2024 Father’s Day celebration at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
