The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of orchestrating an attack against him and Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state. Shaibu claims that Obaseki had previously threatened to “destroy” him.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Shaibu reported receiving intelligence that Obaseki instructed his men to prevent him from entering the state. This alleged directive resulted in a shootout in Benin City when Shaibu returned after the Abuja Federal High Court reinstated him as deputy governor. The clash led to the death of Okpebholo’s police aide.
In an interview on Channels Television, Shaibu said, “I got intel that the governor told his men not to allow me into town. I’m a free-born citizen of Edo State; nobody can prevent me from entering the state. The Constitution does not permit anyone to bar me from the state, whether I am a deputy governor or an ordinary citizen.”
Shaibu also recalled Obaseki’s threat to destroy him, adding, “I didn’t know he would arm them that much. Reviewing it further, I remembered the governor saying, ‘I will destroy you.’ It was an attempt to actualize that threat. However, I believe only God can destroy a man. That’s why I decided to fight for the sanity and sanctity of the deputy governor’s office, even after my impeachment.”