Following the impeachment of Philip Shaibu on Monday, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki named Omobayo Godwin as his deputy.
Below are five things to keep in mind about the new deputy governor:
1. Born July 19, 1986, Godwin hails from Akoko Edo Local Government Area (LGA).
Edo deputy governor Philip Shaibu impeached
2. He has a B.Eng degree in electrical and electronics engineering and an MSc in public administration from the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
3. Godwin is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
4. Before his appointment, he was a senior maintenance engineer at Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited, cutting his professional teeth in the company’s operations in the South-South.
5. He contested as Labour Party’s candidate for Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency during the 2023 elections.
