Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu To Dump PDP

Criteria Paribus, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu will dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for an undisclosed political party.

According to Vanguard, going by the body language of Shaibu and recent marathon meetings that happened outside the country last week between the Edo Deputy Governor and some party bigwigs, the Edo No.2 citizen may dump the PDP anytime from now.

It was gathered that series of meetings took place during the deputy governor’s vacation before he returned to Nigeria last week.

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A source divulged: “Philip Shaibu is one man I admire as a political tactician and Maradona in the Edo political space. Quitting PDP may frustrate the developmental plans of the Obaseki’s administration due to his nuts and bolts experience as a voracious student of politics, as well as his sterling track record and pedigree as a fearless and charismatic lawmaker.”

Prior to the 2020 Governorship election, Governor Obaseki and his Deputy, Shaibu had led their supporters to the PDP.

Comrade Shaibu, who spoke to journalists after obtaining his PDP membership card at the party secretariat in Benin City at the time, expressed disappointment over the undemocratic actions and tendencies of Comrade Adams Oshiomole in his management of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level.