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Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has dared his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, by declaring to run for the governorship position. The Deputy Governor, who has been at daggers drawn with his boss, unfolded his ambition to become next governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Explaining why he threw his hat into the ring, Philip, who ...

The rift between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy Philip Shaibu worsened yesterday. Shaibu stormed out of the venue of a stakeholders’ colloquium following an allegedly attack on his media crew by the governor’s security aides. The government announced the disbandment of the crew last night. The colloquium was organised by the Obaseki administration to mark the 60th ...

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has explained why he would not back his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, to succeed him. He said it was not yet time for intense politicking, as doing so would be a distraction. The governor’s Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, said no amount of blackmail would make the Edo governor support Shaibu’s governorship aspiration ...