By Ken Afor
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has begged his principal, Godwin Obaseki for forgiveness.
He made the plea on Thursday while briefing journalists in Benin City, the state capital.
It would be recalled on Monday, a video which made rounds on social media saw Shaibu locked outside the premises of the government house, he was heard saying he has not received any official notice to vacate his office after a letter from the office of the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, was sent to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor directing Shuaibu to relocate to a new office situated at No 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, GRA, Benin City.
“Up till now, I don’t have any official communication that I should relocate. The only people that have official communication are my civil servants. The civil servants have official communication but I don’t. As I am speaking to you now, I am standing by the gate,” Shaibu said while on a phone call to a unknown person.
But, according to a group, the Patriotic Edo Front, EPF, the purported video that Governor Obaseki locked out his deputy was an amateurish hatchet job meant to mislead the Edo people and Nigerians at large.
“The deputy governor had exhibited extreme greed, undue political ambition which can only take Edo State to perdition,” the group said.
It further added that, “Shuaibu is displaying needless drama and putting Edo in a very bad light.
“The deputy governor should reduce his unbridled ambition, dramatic posturing and comport himself like a responsible man.”
However, there seems to be reprieve between the two following his plea on Thursday.
He appealed to his principal to let go any beef between the two of them and unite for the good of state.
“I use this medium to appeal to Mr Governor, if there is anything that I don’t know that I have done, please forgive me so that we can develop our state together,” he said.
“We have just one year to go. We have been the envy of the entire country. So Mr Governor, if there is anything you feel that I have done, please I am sorry. I need us to work together to finish well and strong.”
