Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has allegedly denied his deputy, Philip Shaibu, access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital.
In a video posted by Channels Television on its Facebook page, Shaibu was said to have arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but met the gate leading to his office under lock and key.
Speaking in the video, Mr. Shaibu said: “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,” he said while on a phone call to a yet-to-be-identified person.”
Last week, a letter said to be from the office of the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, was reported to have been 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.
However, sources close to Edo’s number two citizen claimed that the new office is abandoned and in dire need of rehabilitation.
The development is the latest in the tussle between Governor Obaseki and his deputy. While there have been speculations about plans to impeach Shaibu, the Edo Assembly has denied such.
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital.
“As I am speaking to you now, I am standing by the gate,” he said. pic.twitter.com/uQZH936oV5
— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 18, 2023
