By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Mr Omobayo Godwin has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor of Edo State by Governor Godwin Obaseki after the impeachment of Mr Philip Shaibu on Monday.
Mr Shaibu was removed from office today by the Edo State House of Assembly after a seven-month panel instituted by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa, to look into the allegations of perjury and leaking of government secrets submitted its report.
Shortly after the former Deputy Governor was sacked from the position, Mr Obaseki selected the 37-year-old graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) as his deputy.
Mr Godwin, who hails from the same Edo North Senatorial District as his predecessor, obtained a B.Eng Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc in Public Administration from UNIBEN.
He is from the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State and was born on July 19, 1986.
The new deputy governor is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
He has been active in politics in his local government, building bridges of trust with the people, mobilising them for common causes, and breaking political barriers to the chagrin of his opponents.
Governor Obaseki is expected to swear in his deputy on Monday at the Edo State Government House in Benin City, the state capital.
Adedapo Adesanya