Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has refuted the idea that Governor Godwin Obaseki granted him political significance.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Shaibu asserted that the opposite is true.
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Shaibu stated that he was chosen as Obaseki’s running mate in 2016 to add political value to the ticket.
He claimed that the Edo governor at that time lacked both political experience and financial resources necessary for the election.
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He said: “We made Obaseki governor. Obaseki was not a politician, and Obaseki was not financially strong enough to contest the election. Oshiomhole brought him, and when Oshiomhole brought him, some of us argued that it could not be him.
“It took Oshiomhole three months to convince some of our supporters and me to support Obaseki. And when we decided because of Oshiomhole, because of our respect for him, to support him (Obaseki), he did not bring money. We brought our resources and our friends to bring money and we brought our political capital to make him governor.
“He is not the one that made me; I made him. I was asked to be his deputy to add political value because he was not a politician.”
