Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has named 37-year-old Omobayo Godwins as his Deputy hours after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu was announced.

The Omobay’s inauguration is scheduled for Monday, April 8 in Edo State Government House.

Here are a few things to know about the new deputy governor:
1. He was born on July 19, 1986.
2. Omobayo hails from Akoko Edo Local Government Area.
3. He has a B.Eng Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc in Public Administration from the University of Benin (UNIBEN)
4. He is a registered member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
5. Before his new appointment, he served as a Senior Maintenance Engineer at Dresser Wayne West Africa Limited.
6. Omobayo contested as Labour party candidate for Federal House of Representatives seat of Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency during the 2023 elections