FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE
The Edo State impeached Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has written to Chief Justice of Nigeria ( CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to obtain a complaint form to file a formal petition against Chief Justice of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa.
The impeached Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu in his letter dated April 8, 2024 from the Chambers of B.I Dakum and Co. appealed to the CJN who doubles as Chairman of the National Judicial Council, for leave to obtain a complaint form to file a formal petition against the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa.
The letter signed by Barrister Adaze A. Emwaita a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation to Governor Godwin Obaseki, seeks to Institute a petition of abuse of office, official misconduct and desecration of an oath of office by the Edo Chief Judge.
Emwaita added that the letter was to formally request a complaint form as presecribed under the Judicial Discipline Regulations 2017, to enable his clients to file his complaint against the Chief Judge.
The letter titled Re: Notice to obtain a complaint form to file a formal complain against Justice Daniel Okungbowa, the Chief Judge of Edo State for abuse of office, official misconduct desecrating his oath office; reads in part.
” We write as Solicitors to Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu who until this morning was the Deputy Governor of Edo State.
Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu has instructed us to file a formal complaint to your council aganist Hon Justice Daniel Okungbowa, the chief Judge of Edo State for abuse of Office, official misconduct and desecration of his oath of office.
“The purpose of this letter, therefore, is to formally request a complaint form prescribed under the Judicial Discipline Regulations 2017, to enable our client to file his complaint against the subject judge”
