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The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has explained why he teamed up with with Governor Godwin Obaseki to wage war against the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
He noted that shiomhole and his henchmen fell by the road because the former Governor did not actually believe in the agenda of Obaseki-led government
In his words Shaibu said he and Obaseki triggered the revolution because they wanted to liberate Edo out of the hands of individuals that will mortgage their collective wealth.
“We said there must be a change and that godfathers must be brought to their knees and people must decide who lead them while leaders must be accountable to the people and not a few godfathers,” he said.
“But, along the line people that didn’t believe in it fell by the road just like the way Oshiomhole fell by the road side because he didn’t actually believe that we should make poverty history in Edo.
“Even the commissioners, SSAS and some local government chairmen that resigned from our cabinet didn’t believe in the course because if they did, the fight then was needles.”
The Deputy Governor said he was not just loyal to Obaseki but just to fight a course. adding that they all fought godfathers and suffered tremendously during the administration of Oshiomhole.
According to Shaibu, Oshiomhole later turned himself to the new godfather and tried to derail making poverty history.
“But I fought on the side of governor Obaseki in making poverty history in Edo,” he added.
Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Shaibu had a very earth shaking political war before to the 2020 governorship election in the state.
