 The Adostate House of Assembly has impeached the state, embattled Deputy Governor Philip Scheibo, and then several months of political drama between him and Governor Gardin Obaseke. He was impeached during the House's plenary session on Monday in Benin City, the Adostate Capitol. Scheibo's impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Okumbo, to investigate allegations of misconduct against the Deputy Governor. During plenary at the Assembly complex in Benin City, the Adostate Capitol, the majority leader of the House, Charity Iwo Borrega, said the report of the seven-man judicial panel of inquiry presented to the House had two findings and one recommendation. She further disclosed that while the report of the panel was unable to establish the case of pedigree leveled against the Deputy Governor, the panel found him guilty of disclosure of government secrets. According to the report, the seven-man judicial panel of inquiry recommended that the Deputy Governor be impeached on grounds of disclosure of such secrets. Now the clerk of the House, Yahya Omongba, conducted the head count of the lawmakers who voted for and against the impeachment of Scheibo, 18 out of 19 members present at the plenary voted for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, while one abstained from the head count in voting process. Two allegations that were levied against the Respondent, the one burgeon on Pejuli, was not proved, reason being that the intent to give false information was not there. Even though what information that was given is false, but there was no intention to so give false information was not proved. But on the other side, the one that borders on disclosure of official secrets, the panel found the Respondent as guilty as charged. And that is enough as far as the requirement for impeachment is concerned. And we are in the house of 24 members with 18 people voting. What is actually required is 16 people. So that is more than the two-third that the sixth session of the concession require as a result of which a finding of impeachment was reached and the Deputy Governor was consequently pronounced as impeached. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.