November 28, 2023 NewsOrient

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, who recently declared interest to contest Edo State Governorship Election, has openly expressed resolve to reconcile with former Governor Adams Oshiomhole and to apologise to him.

He said notwithstanding the ugly details of his political fight with his erstwhile political leader during the 2020 governorship election in the state, when he fought him and used unbecoming words against him, he still acknowledges Oshiomhole as his political father.

Shaibu made this open declaration in a programme on Channels Television on Tuesday where he said though he is not in the same political party with Oshiomhole, their relationship is still cordial.

As he puts it: “My relationship with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is cordial. When I mean cordial, he is still my father…

“I am happy that the Governor (Obaseki) has started inviting the former Governor (Oshiomhole) and my father to political functions. That is what I have been praying for.

“And now that he has started, I think that the next step is for me to reach him and also first apologise to him (Oshiomhole) for some use of words during the election but in terms of principle of supporting Obaseki, I will still support Obaseki because God told me that is the right thing to do.

“One of the crises that I had was when I went to the Senate to congratulate Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and I was seen in a viral video.

That was where my headache started because the governor’s style is that a friend of the governor, you must be friend to him and an enemy to the governor, you must be enemy to him. I understand that principle and I am being careful.

“What I was waiting for was for the governor to make that move because I will not make that move if the governor had not made the move.

Now that he has made the move to be inviting Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, I am emboldened to go and see him,” Shaibu said.

Photo Credit: Channels Television

~ NewsOrient