The immediate past deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, speaks candidly with ADEYINKA ADEDIPE in an interview with Punch News about a number of topics, including his impeachment and his future course of action before the upcoming governorship election….CONTINUE READING
Did you anticipate this particular course of events when you agreed to serve as Governor Godwin Obaseki’s running mate?
I had a feeling that things would not turn out well and that they would end this way. For this reason, when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole proposed Obaseki to our group, I was the last to accept him. I agreed to it out of consideration for Oshiomhole.
We were also informed that Obaseki would be needed to assist us in battling the impending recession and that he was bringing ideas from the business sector to the table. However, I foresaw that this man would demolish the house, and it eventually did.
I was not interested in accepting Obaseki’s running mate nomination when it was made, but members of our team, including Chris Okaeben, Washington Osifo, Larry Aghedo, Andrew Momodu, Abbas Braimoh, and other young people, approached me to change my mind. They threatened to remove me as the young people’s representative in the government if I turned down their offer. Reluctantly, I agreed, but I also informed them I thought there would be a fight.
Although the first year was tense, Comrade Oshiomhole and Pius Odubu, his former deputy, assured me that I had no choice because the government was new. Comrade informed me that I was at the governor’s mercy and that I had to be obedient to him. That’s when I realized something was going to go awry.
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He said: “The vehicles they are referring to are the two Prado SUVs used by Lucky Imasuen as the deputy governor. The other Hilux was the one (Dr Pius) Odubu’s wife used, and the Land Cruiser was the one Odubu used. I took all those vehicles to the mechanic who changed their engine and refurbished them. Those are the vehicles that they are telling me to return. So, you can see how heartless men can be. I got only one new vehicle in almost eight years that I served as the deputy governor of the state.
I Got Only One New Vehicle In Almost 8yrs That I Served As The Deputy Gov Of The State– Philip Shaibu
ByAllNigeria
May 4, 2024