Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has criticized Governor Godwin Obaseki for not acknowledging him after his reinstatement by the court, asserting that he played a key role in making Obaseki governor.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s political program, *Politics Today*, on Friday, Shaibu revealed that former governor Adams Oshiomhole took three months to persuade him to support Obaseki’s bid for governor.
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“Obaseki was not a politician, even financially, Obaseki was not financially strong to even contest the election. Oshiomhole brought him and when Oshiomhole brought him, some of us argued that he could not be him. It took Oshiomhole three months to convince me and some of our supporters to support Obaseki.
“And when we decided because of the respect for Oshiomhole to support him, 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. So, when you are talking about deputy governors and governors, he is not the one that made me, I made him,” Shaibu said.
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The two have been in conflict over issues related to the governorship election in Edo State.
Shaibu claimed that he was appointed as Obaseki’s deputy to enhance the political value of the party’s ticket because Obaseki lacked political experience. He alleged that his principal attempted to hinder his candidacy for the 2024 governorship election by withholding funds owed to him as deputy governor, noting that he has not received any payments from the government in the past year.
After being reinstated as deputy governor by a Federal High Court, Shaibu announced his return to office and instructed his staff to resume their duties. However, the Edo State government responded with a statement accusing Shaibu of impersonating the deputy governor.
In response to the impersonation allegation, Shaibu criticized Governor Obaseki for demonstrating a lack of respect for the law.
”The holder of the office of the governor in Edo state today is lawless, Godwin Obaseki is lawless. If he is not lawless, he will not say Philip Shaibu is impersonating because there is a valid court judgment that he has been served.”
”That is not the only court judgement he is not obeying and this is a governor that will not even follow policies of government that he initiated.”
