The people of Edo State could heave a sigh of relief as the face-off between the state’s governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, could be coming to a grinding halt.
This was as the embattled deputy governor begged his principal for forgiveness over the political differences that had lingered among the duo for some months.
Yesterday, after his induction by Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) Nigeria, Edo State, in a press conference at his GRA residence in Benin City, Shaibu asked Governor Obaseki to forgive and forget.
Speaking with journalists, he announced that he has relocated to his new office in line with the governor’s directive, adding, however, that there is still some work remaining to be done in his new office located at No. 7 Osadebey’s Avenue.
It would be recalled that Shaibu’s relationship with Obaseki had degenerated to the extent that the deputy, on Monday, was locked out of his office on the governor’s instructions.
Asked if he had complied with the governor’s directives by moving into his new office, Shaibu said, “We have resumed, but there is still a lot of work to be done there. There is no problem with 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 have will come back, and I pray that in the next few days and weeks it will.
“I’m missing my governor, and by the grace of God, God will touch the governor’s heart and touch all of us, even those that are between us. I mean, well, if there is any mistake I have made as a 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. My Governor, I’m sorry, and I need us to work together,” he pleaded.
