The report of a rift between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu in general circulation has drawn the reaction of an official of the state government.
Shaibu brought the matter to light after approaching a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja seeking to stop any move to impeach him and in the suit, related that his aspiration to succeed Obaseki is the source of their fight.
An official of the state government privy to the issue, said Shaibu is blinded by ambition and was never in support of Obaseki’s defection to the Peoples Democratic Party.
“He (Shaibu) started his surreptitious move immediately after the 2023 presidential election by forming a campaign group in all the 192 wards of the 18 local government areas of Edo State. He is driven by his inordinate ambition.
“Comrade Oshiomhole, who handed over to Governor Obaseki, is from Etsako West LGA in Edo North Senatorial District as Shaibu, and he wants his boss to hand over to him.
“What then happens to the five other LGAs in Edo North Senatorial District? The people of Edo Central Senatorial District are also agitating to produce the successor of Governor Obaseki, who hails from Edo South Senatorial District,” the unnamed official told The Nation.
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