.By METROWATCH
With chants like ‘return the N500m bribe to Obaseki’, ‘we need peace in Edo State’, among others, hundreds of women, men and youths of Edo State, Thursday trooped to the streets to protest against plan by Governor Obaseki and members of the Edo State House of Assembly to impeach the deputy governor, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu.
The protesters, under the aegis of Peace Movement and PDP faithful converged on Edo North in the early hours of the today.
In their words to decry the impeachment proceedings against the state Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu by Edo State House of Assembly, they said: “No to impeachment”, “We want peace in Edo State”, “Return the N500 million bribe to Obaseki”, “Shaibu is our Next Governor, no going back”, among others.
Mr Aminu Umosor, Gafata Emmanuel and Haija Anetu Momodu, who spoke on behalf of the men, youths and women, respectively, said they would mobilise the people of the state and the PDP to work against the party if they continued with the planned impeachment of Philip Shaibu.
According to them, ‘it is to show to all Edo people that we stand by Philip Shaibu and the mandate we gave to him’, noting that, If Governor Obaseki and the House of Assembly are ready for dialogue and true reconciliation, they should come with clean hands and not impeachment notice.
The group however appealed to the lawmakers to steer clear of any move to impeach the deputy governor to give the state its desired peace.
Mr Emmanuel warned the legislators against the act. He maintained that the protest would continue until Governor Obaseki and the lawmakers embraced peace.
