A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping the move by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to impeach his Deputy, Phillip Shuaib over their irreconcilable differences.
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed issued the temporary order today while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Shuaib, praying the court to stop the move to ease him out of office by his principal.
In the ruling, Justice Mohammed directed the parties in the suit to maintain Status Quo and remain in the positions they were before Shuaib’s suit was instituted against the defendants.
The defendants are the Inspector General of Police (IGP), State Security Service (SSS), Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly and the Chief Judge, Edo State as 1st to 5th respectfully.
Justice Mohammed after the ruling shifted the hearing in the matter till August 10 and ordered that the IGP, SSS and Obaseki who were not represented in court be served with hearing notices.
