‘Obaseki Was Not A Politician, I Made Him Governor’ – Shaibu Boasts
Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has berated Governor Godwin Obaseki for failing to recognise the court judgment on his reinstatement to office.Naija News recalls that the duo have been at loggerheads over issues regarding the governorship election in the state.In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Shaibu said he was asked to be Obaseki’s deputy to add political value to the party’s ticket because the Governor was not a politician.Shaibu also stated that it took former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, three months to convince him to support Obaseki to become governor.He said, “Obaseki was not a politician, even financially, Obaseki was not financially strong to even contest the election. Oshiomhole brought him and when Oshiomhole brought him, some of us argued that he could not be him. It took...
