The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has issued a temporary order stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo from impeaching his deputy, Phillip Shuaib, over what he described as irreconcilable differences. In the motion, argued by Moses Ebute, SAN, Mr Mohammed directed the parties in the suit to maintain “status quo ante bellum”. By the order, parties must remain in their positions before Mr Shuaib’s suit was instituted against Mr Obaseki. Listed as defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/1027/2023 are the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), State Security Service (SSS) and Mr Obaseki. Justice Mohammed adjourned the matter until August 10 and ordered that the IG, SSS and Mr Obaseki, who were not represented in court, be served with hearing notices.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2023 23:28 UTC