Shaibu Reacts As APC Wins Edo Governorship Election

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has responded to the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in last Saturday’s governorship election.

During an interview on Arise Television, Shaibu expressed that he feels vindicated by the election results, which saw APC candidate Monday Okpebholo emerge as the governor-elect of Edo State.

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“I feel vindicated and I thank God for it. I am water, I don’t have an enemy, unfortunately, those who decided that they are enemies, I have always prayed for them to live long and see how God’s miracle continues to work in my life,” he said.

Describing himself as a team player, the deputy governor, who has been in a longstanding conflict with the current Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, stated that he always strives to fulfill his duties and deliver on his responsibilities.

The deputy governor said, “I am a team player, I am somebody who likes to do my work the way it should be and if I make a mistake, it is a human mistake not out of envy or wickedness.

“Yesterday, I was so excited and happy that I was counted among the numbers that have helped APC take power in Edo state, I have also cancelled that blackmail and negative impression flying, that Philip Shaibu does not win his ward.

“I have never lost my ward, I have never lost my unit.”

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Shaibu also claimed to have secured the highest vote from his polling unit and criticized Obaseki for failing to win in his own local government area.

He said, “Even the governor couldn’t win his local government. I won my unit, ward and local government.

“Where are the governor’s results? He has never won; we always assisted him. I insist, unfortunately he got the power and he decided to start kicking us and removing the ladder.

“Hope he learns his lessons. What is left now is for him to go back and start begging and apologising to the people of Edo and he has a lot of them that he needs to apologise to.”