Shaibu Bows, Apologises to Obaseki After Being Locked Out

The political battle between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, took another downturn on Monday September 18, 2023 as the deputy governor was prevented from entering the Government House apparently on the orders of the governor.
The gate to the office of the deputy governor located in the Government House and the main entrance leading to the storey building were locked with chains and heavy padlocks.
Shaibu and his aides, who it was gathered waited for about an hour without success to access the facility despite frantic effort made by him to reach the governor on phone failed, left the premises unattended to.
Sources revealed that Shaibu had some discussions with the state commissioner of police and the director of State Security Services, DSS alerting them of his experience.
Shaibu was said to have also summoned the Government House camp commandant, SP Ibrahim Babatunde to ask why he was locked out of his office who, was alleged to have said that the directives to lock out Shaibu from the facility, was an order from above.
Ibrahim told the embattled deputy governor, that the CSO in the Government House, Wabba was in a better position to explain.
After what looked like a protracted crisis, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, apologised to his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday and begged for forgiveness.
He apologised after his investiture by Catholic Men Organisation Nigeria, CMN.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the investiture, Shaibu asked Obaseki to forgive and forget, just as he announced that he had relocated to his new office in accordance with the governor’s directive.
However, he added, there were still some work to be done in his new office located at 7 Osadebey Avenue.
Asked if he had resumed at his new office, Shaibu said: “We have resumed but there is still a lot of work to be done there.
“There is no problem about it. The governor has asked us to go there. Like I have always tried to prove, I am a loyal servant and nothing has changed.
“I took a personal vow to support my governor and you can see my Catholic people are here. When I take a vow with God, nothing can change it and I wish that the relationship that we had will come back in the next few days and weeks.
“I am missing my governor and by the grace of God, He will touch the governor’s heart and touch all of us and even those that are between us.
“I mean well. If there is any mistake I have made as human, it is not out of wickedness because I know I’m not wicked. I have a very clean heart.
“I want to use this medium to appeal to Mr. Governor that if there is anything I don’t know that I have done, please forgive me so that we can develop our state together.”