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Real Reason Why I Fell Out With Obaseki – Shaibu Opens Up
Real Reason Why I Fell Out With Obaseki – Shaibu Opens Up
Real Reason Why I Fell Out With Obaseki – Shaibu Opens Up
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has disclosed the reason for his strained relationship with Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s “Politics Today” on Tuesday, Mr. Shaibu, a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) like Governor Obaseki, revealed that their fallout is attributed to his declared interest in contesting the September 2024 governorship election in the state.
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Despite facing strong opposition from Governor Obaseki, who seems to prefer another candidate, Mr. Shaibu remains determined to pursue his gubernatorial ambition.
The deputy governor’s political aspirations are considered a primary factor in the ongoing disagreement between him and Governor Obaseki.
Speaking during the Channels TV programme, Mr Shaibu said the feud with Mr Obaseki started when he visited and congratulated a former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, on the latter’s Senate election victory.
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“One of the crises that I had (with Obaseki) was when I went to the Senate to congratulate Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and I was seen in a viral video.
“That was where my headache started because the governor’s style is that a friend of the governor, you must be (a) friend to him, and an enemy to the governor, you must be enemy to him,” he said.
Despite initially supporting Governor Obaseki as his successor in 2016, the relationship between Mr. Oshiomhole and the governor turned sour.
Allegedly, Mr. Oshiomhole resisted Governor Obaseki’s efforts to secure the APC ticket for his second term, leading to a political fallout. Governor Obaseki subsequently defected to the PDP, secured the party’s ticket, and won the September 2020 governorship election in Edo State.
Deputy Governor Shaibu revealed that, while he is cautious about rebuilding ties with Mr. Oshiomhole, whom he considers his “political father,” he is pleased that Governor Obaseki has started inviting the former governor to certain state government functions.
“And now that he (Obaseki) has started (inviting Oshiomhole), I think that the next step is for me to reach him (Oshiomhole) and also first apologise to him for some use of words during the election,” he said.
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