Philip Shaibu, the reinstated deputy governor of Edo, says Godwin Obaseki, the state governor, has shown Nigerians how lawless he is.
Shaibu, who spoke when he was featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, was reacting to the accusations of impersonation that had been levelled against him by the state government.
New About Nigeria reports that the duo has been embroiled in a deep-seated rift stemming from their conflicting views on the state’s gubernatorial contest.
On August 12, Shaibu formally announced his resumption as deputy governor; hours later, the Edo state government warned organisations to stop interacting with him.
Chris Nehikhare, the commissioner for communication and orientation, said Shaibu is “impersonating” Omobayo Godwins, deputy governor of the state.
Nehikhare said the state government has filed an appeal against the order reinstating Shaibu.
The commissioner said every correspondence from Shaibu should be “disregarded and considered as a forgery”.
Reacting to the accusation of impersonation, Shaibu denounced Obaseki as lawless for disregarding a valid court judgment.
He said “The holder of the office of the governor in Edo state today is lawless, Godwin Obaseki is lawless. If he is not lawless, he will not say Philip Shaibu is impersonating because there is a valid court judgment that he has been served.”
”That is not the only court judgement he is not obeying and this is a governor that will not even.”
Speaking further, Shaibu said Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo, has not been accepted by the people of the state.
The reinstated deputy governor further alleged that the PDP candidate faces opposition from his own people due to his inability to communicate in their local dialect.
