Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has appointed a 37-year-old Omobayo Godwins as the new Deputy Governor of the State.
This is coming hours after the State House of Assembly impeached Philip Shaibu.
Godwins may be inaugurated on Monday at the Edo State Government House in Benin City.
Already, friends and well-wishers are seated at the inauguration venue for the swearing-in ceremony.
Godwin was born on July 19, 1986, and like Shaibu, hails from the same Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state.
The new deputy governor holds a B.Eng Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc in Public Administration from the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
He is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
The new deputy governor was a Senior Maintenance Engineer at Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited.
