The Edo State Authorities said on Monday that Philip Shaibu is impersonating the deputy governor and will cease presenting himself as such.
A Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja reinstated Shaibu because the deputy governor of Edo State on July 17, three months after the Edo Home of Meeting had impeached him.
Choose James Omotosho declared that Shaibu’s impeachment by the state meeting was unlawful.
Omotosho ordered the Inspector Basic of Police to revive Shaibu’s safety particulars and directed that his salaries and allowances be paid from April when he was faraway from workplace.
The Edo Meeting has appealed the judgement and filed for a keep of its execution pending the dedication of the enchantment.
Nevertheless, Shaibu, in an interview after his reinstatement, stated the judgement that reinstated him was declarative and should be carried out earlier than an enchantment might be thought-about.
Nevertheless, in an announcement, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, stated, “It has come to the eye of the Edo State Authorities that the previous Deputy Governor, Comr. Philip Shaibu has been corresponding with varied establishments and organisations each inside and outdoors the State in a transparent case of impersonation.
“Within the curiosity of those organisations’ security, we need to reiterate that Shaibu isn’t the Deputy Governor of Edo State, and any correspondence from him in that regard must be disregarded and thought of a forgery.
“The problem of his purported reinstatement remains to be lively in courtroom, with the following listening to for the 2 separate motions filed by the State Authorities and the Edo Home of Meeting difficult the purported reinstatement by Justice James Omotosho scheduled for twenty-four September 2024.
“The State, by the Lawyer Basic of Edo State and the Edo Home of Meeting, represented by their legal professionals, Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, and Ken Mozia, SAN, respectively, has sought an order for a keep of execution of the purported reinstatement, an order suspending the judgement, and a restraining order stopping Shaibu from presenting himself or attending any official operate as deputy governor pending the listening to and dedication of the enchantment.
“Due to this fact, the established order stays that His Excellency, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins, is the deputy governor of Edo State. Any correspondence carried out by another particular person, together with Philip Shaibu, constitutes impersonation, and anybody coping with him does so at their very own danger.
“Safety companies are hereby alerted to the potential breach of peace and are urged to carry Philip Shaibu accountable for any safety breaches within the State arising from his actions.”