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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has picked 38-year-old engineer, Omobayo Godwin, as the new deputy governor of the state.
Omobayo will replace Phillip Shaibu, who was impeached by the state House of Assembly on Monday.
Shaibu’s impeachment followed the adoption of the report submitted by Justice S.A. Omonua (rtd) led seven-man panel by 18 of the 20 members that were present at Monday’s plenary.
According to the panel, Shuaibu was guilty of leaking the state government’s secrets.
Omobayo hails from Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state and was born on July 19, 1986.
He holds a B.Eng degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc in Public Administration from the University of Benin.
He is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.
Until appointment, he served as a Senior Maintenance Engineer at Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited, cutting his professional teeth in the operations in the South South region by providing top-notch services and growing the company’s business in the region.
The 38-year-old Omobayo is scheduled to be sworn in at the Edo Government House in Benin City, the state capital, in the next couple of hours.