The People’s Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has denied having any hand in the impeachment of the state’s former Deputy Governor, Phillip Shaibu.
The Edo State House of Assembly had on the 8th of April, 2024, impeached the embattled Shaibu.
The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the Assembly to probe allegations of misconduct against Shaibu.
However, reacting to the allegation that he was part of those who initiated Shuaibu’s impeachment, Asue Ighodalo through his media team in a statement sent to Vanguard on Monday, denied it noting that it was cooked up to tarnish his reputation.
The statement reads: “While we would not usually join issues in response to every passing comment, it has become imperative to address the recent spurious allegations.
“It is necessary for the record, to state in no uncertain terms, that Mr. Asue Ighodalo has had no role or involvement in any form whatsoever in the very public process leading to Mr. Shuaibu’s impeachment and subsequent removal from office by the Edo State House of Assembly.
“These claims are completely without merit, and Mr. Ighodalo categorically denies any such involvement. These allegations are a clear attempt to unjustly tarnish his reputation and divert attention from the actual issues at hand.
“We urge the public and the media to regard these false statements with well-deserved skepticism.
“Asue Ighodalo remains focused on running a governorship campaign based on issues, and devoid of distractions”.
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