The Edo State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu.

The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who announced the impeachment notice during plenary, said the petition dated March 5 was signed by 21 out of the 24 members.

Aiguobarueghian said the number of members who signed the petition is more than the two-third requirement stipulated in the constitution.”

He also said that the petition was based on two grounds: perjury and the revealing of government secrets.

The speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, who acknowledged receipt of the petition, directed the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Omogbai, to serve Shaibu with the impeachment notice.

Agbebaku also gave the deputy governor seven days to respond to the notice of impeachment.

The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Retired Justice Mary Odili has cautioned lawyers against addressing the media after court proceedings, describing the action as unethical.

She stated this on the second day of the Call to Bar Ceremony of 4,412 new lawyers in Abuja.

The retired justice of the Supreme Court also said a committee has been set up to address the worrisome issue of conflicting judgments of courts in the country.

According to her, it is unethical for lawyers to discuss and arrive at conclusions on matters pending before the court.

She implored the newly sworn in lawyers to demonstrate the highest level of professional ethics and behave with honour at all times.

The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu has threatened tough sanctions, including license revocation on electricity distribution companies over the poor electricity supply in the country.

The minister who made this known in a statement, stated that non-performance will not be tolerated in the power sector.

Expressing concern over erratic electricity supply, Adelabu summoned the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), and the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to a ‘crucial meeting’.

He noted that his Ministry has been exerting pressure on the GenCos to enhance their performance, resulting in a recent increase in generation to over 4000MW.

He said despite the progress some distribution companies are failing to adequately distribute the power supplied by Transmission Company of Nigeria, while vandalism of power infrastructure compounds the problem in regions such as Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt, and Ibadan.