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Edo 2024: Obaseki’s Deputy, Shaibu Spotted with Oshiomhole at APC NASS Members Post-Inauguration Dinner

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu was on Tuesday sighted at the post-inauguration dinner for National Assembly members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Particularly, Shaibu was seen with Adams Oshiomhole, his estranged benefactor and former Edo governor, who is now a Senator in the 10th National Assembly.

Both Shaibu and his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki are members of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ahead of the Edo 2020 governorship election, Obaseki and Shaibu defected to the PDP from the APC to clinch the party's ticket and win re-election. Oshiomhole was the APC National Chairman at that time. They accused the former governor of scheming to deny them the APC ticket.

Since then, Shaibu was rarely seen with his former political godfather, Oshiomhole, in the public. Though, the former had always regarded the latter as his ‘political mentor’.

'WHY I FOUGHT AGAINST OSHIOMHOLE' — SHAIBU

On why he supported Obaseki against Oshiomhole during the Edo 2020 governorship election battle, Shaibu had said that Oshiomhole wanted to make himself a godfather over Edo.

He accused Oshiomhole of asking him to join the movement to unseat Obaseki and also seeking to rule Edo by proxy through the then APC gubernatorial candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Shaibu said he begged Oshiomhole to let go of any grievance he had against Obaseki because the governor was doing well for the Edo people, a plea which Shaibu said fell on deaf ears.

The Edo deputy governor went on to reveal that on realising that Oshiomhole had declared a war against the governor, he told the former governor that he will stand with Obaseki come what may.

According to Shaibu, the ploy was to remove Obaseki at the onset and replace him with his deputy (Shaibu), but he said he refused, stating that it was not his “will nor nature” to betray.

Shaibu recounted how he fought on Oshiomhole’s side, stressing that he hates and has been fighting against oppression, and will not stand for the form of oppression which Oshiomhole is championing.

The deputy governor said he will fight to the very last to ensure that Obaseki is defended, the same way he defended Oshiomhole when there were plots against him in Edo State.

At a thanksgiving service held in honour of former local government chairmen in the state, Shaibu said Oshiomhole fell by the roadside because he stood in the way of the fight against poverty in Edo.

He said when Oshiomhole was governor, they started the revolution of not placing Edo in the hands of individuals that will mortgage their collective heritage while flying jets all over.

“We said there must be a change and that godfathers must be brought to their kneels and people must decide who lead them while leaders must be accountable to the people and not few godfathers,” Shaibu said.

“But, along the line people that didn’t believe in it fell by the roadside, just the way Oshiomhole fell by the roadside because he didn’t actually believe that we should make poverty history in Edo.

“Even the commissioners, SSA and some local government chairmen that resigned from our cabinet didn’t believe in the course because if they did, the fight was needles.”

According to Shaibu, the Edo 2020 fight was between those who believe in making poverty a history in Edo and those who didn’t believe in it.

He said, “For me people said I am loyal to Obaseki, but I am loyal to a course I believe in. I was brutalised, injured and had my kneel and everything replaced under Oshiomhole’s administration, all this was that some godfathers wanted to derail our making poverty history in Edo, so we fought on the side of the people and the beneficiary of that struggle was Oshiomhole.

“The second fight now, he (Oshiomhole) became the new godfather trying to derail our mission of making poverty history but I fought on the side of Governor Obaseki in making poverty history in Edo.”

Shaibu at the event said he almost lost his life and his family while trying to save Oshiomhole from impeachment when the latter was the governor of Edo State.

“I was brutalised for Comrade Oshiomhole. I laid down my life for him; threw my family through the fence for safety when I was attacked for his sake,” said Shaibu who was the majority leader in Edo State House of Assembly when Oshiomhole was governor.

“My hands were stitched after I was attacked on the floor of the State House of Assembly to save Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from being impeached in his first and second terms in office.

“It is now time for Edo people to choose if we want progress, but our progress must not be put in reverse. Some persons want to stop Edo State from progressing but this is the time to defend Governor Obaseki and Edo people.”

Shaibu wondered why Oshiomhole was against Governor Obaseki’s bid for a second term.

“I remember Oshiomhole told me he believes in second term, saying four years is not enough for someone to make a difference. Edo people listened to him and the party gave him an overwhelming consensus, which made him emerge as the party’s candidate leading to his victory in the election.

“We promised to take good governance to the next level. Obaseki is positively transforming the state through his people-oriented policies that have birthed programmes like Edo State Basic Education Transformation (EdoBEST), Edo State Healthcare Improvement Programme (Edo-HIP), and the Edo Oil Palm programme in the agricultural sector.

“He has made giant strides, which now positions our state as an investment destination. The governor is doing well and needs our support physically and our prayers spiritually,” the deputy governor had said.

Meanwhile, Shaibu is believed to be interested in succeeding his boss, Obaseki in the upcoming governorship election in Edo taking place next year.

He is, however, yet to formally declare his interest or announce the party he would run on.

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Choi, bitter leaf eaters won't find this palatable. Since Philip Shaibu did not join them in the endless search for pandora Obituary's pr**k, they will now show him the full length of their tongues.

Them, taking the shortest route to social media to go insult the living daylight out of Philip Shaibu.

Philip shaibu the bad guy

But gentle advise
Stay away from next governorship race

Give way for Esan man

Meanwhile

The cost of living in this country can kill a man

Imagine 100k nur fit buy 5 shirt


I don tire

Forming alliance with the winning Team. What a Smart move

No permanent friend in politics except permanent interest

It will end in tears

Philip Shaibu is from Edo North Senatorial district where ex Governor Adam Oshimole hailed from

9jahotblog:
Philip Shaibu is from Edo North Senatorial district where ex Governor Adam Oshimole hailed from

Wherever he comes from, bitter leaf eaters will rather he join them in searching for pandora Obituary's rotten manhood. Anything else, Shaibu is a criminal.

LeoDeKing:
Wherever he comes from, bitter leaf eaters will rather he join them in searching for pandora Obituary's rotten manhood. Anything else, Shaibu is a criminal.

lol 😂😂😂😂. In politics, there’s no permanent friend and enemies. Na their followers dey fight themselves on the media

Followers like LeoDeKing.

That Sudanese refugee in Nigeria will soon get hypertension because of Obi

9jahotblog:
lol 😂😂😂😂. In politics, there’s no permanent friend and enemies. Na their followers dey fight themselves on the media

You'll soon develop high BP because of Obi

LeoDeKing:
Choi, bitter leaf eaters won't find this palatable. Since Philip Shaibu did not join them in the endless search for pandora Obituary's pr**k, they will now show him the full length of their tongues.

Them, taking the shortest route to social media to go insult the living daylight out of Philip Shaibu.

Philip is still consistent dressing like his father, Adams Oshiomhole

Ihateheadslamer:
Followers like LeoDeKing.

That Sudanese refugee in Nigeria will soon get hypertension because of Obi

😂😂😂😂

Baba wan port go APC for the next governorship race, but that seat is for Edo central, it's their turn.

Prechgold1180:
Philip shaibu the bad guy

But gentle advise
Stay away from next governorship race

Give way for Esan man

Meanwhile

The cost of living in this country can kill a man

Imagine 100k nur fit buy 5 shirt


I don tire

Esan man or woman.

Follow who no road

Lalasticlala

FP

FreeStuffsNG:
Esan man or woman.

A woman can’t rule in edo state

It’s not possible

Prechgold1180:
A woman can’t rule in edo state

It’s not possible

Lobatan. I hope you have told your daughter(s) and sister(s) that they are second class sir.

Any lady out there who want to marry an Esan and Edo man in general and have daughters for him has received your memo. smh

Fathers are reading your fatua so should think twice before giving their daughter in marriage to Edo man niyen.

Where I come from, we don't tell our sisters and daughters that they can not rule or be anything in life or discriminate against them, we give them wings to fly and God forbid they mis-choose by marrying a misogynist from your state.

FreeStuffsNG:
Lobatan. I hope you have told your daughter(s) and sister(s) that they are second class sir.

Any lady out there who want to marry an Esan and Edo man in general and have daughters for him has received your memo. smh

Fathers are reading your fatua so should think twice before giving their daughter in marriage to Edo man niyen.

Where I come from, we don't tell our sisters and daughters that they can not rule or be anything in life or discriminate against them, we give them wings to fly and God forbid they mis-choose by marrying a misogynist from your state.

My dear
I hate lieing to myself

It’s possible for a female to rule but it will be very hard

I am a Benin man
It’s just like u saying a woman to rule over the Benin kingdom

I

weda oshiomhole go gree support am is another question for another day.

Another Full meaning of #BAT

B: BOLA ~PRESIDENT

A: AKPABIO ~SENATE PRESIDENT

T: TAJUDEEN ~ SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

#RenewedHope is Here, Spread the Gospel

I pity muchroom who are blindly following and dying for Nigeria politicians.

This man has several fuel stations in Edo state and as a result, fuel stations are above the law in Edo state, they can fix prices and hoard products as they want, the governor only barks in pretence that he is against them, but has never bitten . Why the efcc fold hands and watch while public office holders openly invest in sectors that they can use their offices to influence instead of agriculture as specified by the constitution, still amazes me😭

They want to break coconut on Obaseki's head

Prechgold1180:
My dear
I hate lieing to myself

It’s possible for a female to rule but it will be very hard

I am a Benin man
It’s just like u saying a woman to rule over the Benin kingdom

I

The Oba of Benin rulership is a traditional. But governorship is purely Political governance backed up by the constitution which recognizes equality before the law.


So your comparism is out of place.

Politics in Nigeria is a game of interest, and there is no permanent enemies in the game.. So ,if keep fighting yourselves because of Obi ,Tinubu and Atiku ,you are just being foolish. Because tomorrow, these three will sit and drink wine together, while they discuss and laugh at your foolishness..

Sam-bo-ri-bo-bo

Phillip Shaibu really tried for Insurance but it is time for Edo Central.

Even though, like Obidients, some Esan people are trying to bully their way in through social media, they need to learn from Obidients that it won't work.

Ẹsan pipo, play your diplomacy card please, Esan oye, ooye!

Philip is hoping he can go to apc and oshomole would use the rigging federal template for him

Problem is he fails to realize Edo people are capable of defiling that federal might.

Not now when you have no justification of going to apc except greed, not now when the state is clamouring for Esan turn

If anything can be learned in Edo politics, you don't swim against the people political tide

aswani:
Phillip Shaibu really tried for Insurance but it is time for Edo Central.

Even though, like Obidients, some Esan people are trying to bully their way in through social media, they need to learn from Obidients that it won't work.

Ẹsan pipo, play your diplomacy card please, Esan oye, ooye!

I don't think you right on the bolded

It's even Benin people that I have seen more advocating for Edo Central eg (look at the ones on this very thread more are benins) from slalomir to all the benins I know on Nairaland