Immediate past deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has declare his support for the candidate of opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 21 governorship election in the state.
Shaibu, who was recently impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly, described the candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo, as an “outsider” in the build-up to the governorship race.
Speaking on Channels TV, Shaibu, on Sunday on the sidelines of the 2024 Father’s Day celebration at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin City, the former deputy governor said he prefers to support a homeboy.
He stated that the governorship race began with himself and two other “homeboys” – Okpebholo of the APC and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party, LP, –but opted for the APC flag-bearer, warning that a PDP victory of would reintroduce godfatherism in Edo State.
“Today I came in as a homeboy. We have only two homeboys in the major political parties in Edo State. One is in Labour, and one is in APC, and I choose to follow another homeboy in the APC.
“The man they are parading in the PDP is an outsider, and we have also agreed that there is no more godfatherism in Edo.
“So, the man the PDP is trying to portray in Edo now is the godson of Obaseki, and there is no way a godson will now be governor of Edo,” he said.
