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Edo poll: I’m vindicated, hope Obaseki learned his lesson-Shaibu

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Edo poll: I’m vindicated, hope Obaseki learned his lesson-Shaibu

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Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Monday, said the outcome of last Saturday’s governorship election in the state justified his claims that incumbent Governor, Goodwin Obaseki is unpopular.

Shaibu stated this on an Arise TV programme on Monday.

He claimed that Obaseki had never won any election by himself, stressing that he was always helped to record victory.

Recall that Deputy Governor Shaibu fell out with his boss following his ambition to contest the 2024 gubernatorial election and threw his weight behind the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday’s poll in Edo.

On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of APC winner of the Saturday election.

Okpebholo garnered 291,667 votes to defeat Obaseki’s anointed candidate, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 247,274 votes.

Shaibu in his reaction to the election, said he had been “vindicated”, stating that Obaseki ought to have learnt his lessons from the events.

He urged Obaseki to apologize to the people of the state, particularly those he kicked out of his government.

Shaibu said, “I thank God for it. I am water and I don’t have an enemy. Those who unfortunately decided that I am their enemy, I have always prayed for them to live long and see how God’s miracles continue to work in my life.

“I am a team player and somebody that likes to do my work the way it is and if I make a mistake, it is a human mistake and not out of envy or wickedness.

“Yesterday, I was so excited and I am happy that I’m counted among the numbers that helped the APC to regain the seat.

“I have also been able to cancel that negative impression that Shaibu does not win his ward. It is a lie because I have never lost my ward or unit. The highest votes came from my unit.

“Even the governor could not win his Local Government. I won, I won my unit, which is number one now, and I won my ward and LG which is also number one. I took first from unit to LG.

“Where are the governor’s results? He has never won, we only assist him but unfortunately, he got the power and started kicking us out.

“It is very unfortunate and I hope he learns his lessons. What is less for him now is to go back and apologize to the people of Edo State and there are a lot of them that he needs to apologize to”.

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