By: Editor
Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), Edo State, has asked the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to start preparing his handover note to his successor and shave his alleged impeachment plan against his deputy, Philip Shaibu.
The CRPP chairman, Samson Isibor gave the advice in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Benin.
Isibor said Shaibu has not committed any offense for choosing to contest the governorship election.
He said Shaibu was only exercising his right and that any plan to impeach him can only leads to crisis in the state.
“The CRPP in its emergency meeting on Monday 3 of March, deliberated on the political development in Edo State particularly the purported plan to impeach the Deputy Governor being muted by Governor Obaseki and the Speaker Edo State House of Assembly; Hon Blessing Agbebaku.
“The CRPP resolved that the impeachment idea is condemnable and is uncalled for.
“This act by Governor Obaseki can ignite a chain reaction which can lead to anarchy.
“We implore the governor to jettison the idea of impeachment and work towards the peaceful transition of power to the next elected governor of Edo State.
“As far as we are concerned, the Deputy Governor has not committed any impeachable offence or breached his oath of office.
“The Edo people have the exclusive right to call for his impeachment if he commits any offence like corruption, misappropriation of public funds, etc.
“As far as we are concerned, Comrade Shaibu have not committed any of the above, rather he is fighting to contest for the governorship ticket of his party, the PDP which he has every
right to participate unhindered.
“Governor Obaseki has no right to continue to intimidate
Shaibu”, Isibor said.
Isibor alleged that Edo State has been at a standstill for the past eight years without any physical development.
He reiterated that the governor should face the problem of insecurity in the state where Fulani herdsmen have taken over almost all the forest, kidnapping people on a daily basis.
He alleged that the state is one of the states in Nigeria with the high cost of living which is making life unbearable for the masses.