Former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has described his impeachment by the state House of Assembly as illegal.
The Edo State House of Assembly had early on Monday impeached the embattled Deputy Governor of the state.
This followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the state Chief Judge to probe allegations of misconduct against him.
Shaibu said the impeachment was due to his ambition to become the state governor.
He, however, noted that it did not follow due process.
He made his position known in a video shared on his X handle on Monday.
He said: “My good people of Edo State, I thank you all for standing by me in these troubling circumstances as the deputy governor of Edo State.
“It is with a heavy heart, yet a resolute spirit, that I come before you to address the recent events that are unfolding in our dear state. I denounce in the strongest term the illegal impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly over baseless charges. This is not just an attack on me as an individual but on the democracy that we hold dear.
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“It is a dangerous descend into dictatorship and a threat to the foundation of our democracy. Let it be clear that this impeachment was hatched because of my ambition to contest the Edo State 2024 governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party, an ambition that is a legal right to all citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”