EDO (Sundiata Post) – A former deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Sunday, said he would be supporting the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Monday Okpebholo for the September 21 governorship election.
Shaibu was impeached by the state House of Assembly on April 8 after a protracted battle with Governor Godwin Obaseki over his succession bid.
He said Okpebholo had the characteristics of the ‘homeboy’ needed to take over governance in Edo State.
Shaibu spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the Fathers’ Day celebration at the St Paul Catholic Church in Benin City.
He described the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, as a product of godfatherism, which, he said, had been eradicated from the political history of Edo State.
He said a former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, preached against godfatherism and he joined Obaseki to fight against godfatherism during the 2020 election, adding that he had also learnt new political strategies from the governor.
Shaibu said, “I am a very good learner and learning is what is most important in our lives and we must continue to learn till we die. Governor Obaseki says he has the right to support whoever he wants to support but he also forgot that he doesn’t have the right to stop anybody from supporting whoever they wants to support. So, it is my right to also decide who I want to support.
