Reinstated Deputy Governor, Shaibu Replies Obaseki Over Impersonation Claim

Philip Shaibu

Philip Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, has responded after Gov Godwin Obaseki accused him of impersonating the deputy governor.

Recall that Shaibu, in a video shared on his X handle on Monday, had directed his staff yet to resume work since his reinstatement to do so or face the consequences.

Shortly after the broadcast, Obaseki, said Shaibu was impersonating the Deputy Governor and should be disregarded.

Responding to the governor through his media office, Shaibu noted that the issue of the purported impeachment had since been laid to rest by the court.

He said the court declared that the Office of the Deputy Governor was never vacant, as the actions of the State House of Assembly and state government were illegal, null, and void.

“To be clear, the court judgment that reinstated Comrade Shaibu as Deputy Governor was declarative and must be abided by (obey before complain).

The judgment perpetually restrained the state government and its agents from preventing His Excellency from performing his duties as the only Deputy Governor of the state.

“As it stands, Mr. Marvellous Omobayo Godwins is the impersonator here and liable to contempt of the court order. Besides, the judgement had barred even the governor from interfering with his duties as Deputy Governor,” he said.

He, however, advised agents of the state government to wait for “their purported request” for a stay of execution to be heard by the court on September 24, 2024.