Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state, has disclosed that he has been denied his office allocations for the last six months following the rift with his principal, Gov Godwin Obaseki.
He stated that he has been running the office on personal sacrifices and contributions from his friends.
The deputy governor has been at loggerheads with his principal after he announced his decision to run for governor in 2024, stated this at the commissioning of the secretariat of the Correspondents Chapel of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin Cityon Tuesday, December 19.
According to him, “I am your ambassador anywhere I am. This is not because of politics, but because of what you have done to save my life in the cause of doing your work. I would have done more, but you know there is tension between the governor, (Godwin Obaseki), and I and for six months, no allocation to my office, so whatever I am doing is contributions from friends and my goodwill and I am still standing very strong, I will continue to be strong, because for me, Edo should be one.
“Edo at every time should be paramount in our minds. I wouldn’t have been deputy governor today if I am not alive, but there was a journalist that investigated and wrote a report, saved my life in the hands of the military.”
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