Edo deputy gov declares intention for 2024 governorship election

By Elvis Omoregie, Benin

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu on Monday officially announced his intention to contest the State governorship election in 2024.

Making his intention public, Shaibu declared: “I am original Edo son…100 percent home boy.”

Speaking further, he said, “as your Deputy Governor in the last seven years, I have had the privilege of working closely with our amiable Governor, His Excellency Governor Godwin Obaseki, to lay a solid foundation for progress in Edo State.”

“Under our administration, we have seen remarkable achievements and milestones, but there is still much work to be done”

He said infrastructure, education job creation, health, security, sports, amongst others would be given priority if he is nominated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and voted to power.

Continuing, the deputy governor disclosed that he delivered 49 constituency projects during his time at at the State Assembly and 13 constituency projects within his short stint at the National Assembly.

According to him, “I am aware of the need by the greater Edo people for a more inclusive government. A government of individuals who have been there and know the pains and wishes of an average Edolite.

“I have fought the good fight for you my people. Along the way, suffered humiliations and enjoyed many moments of victory, but I am thankful in all things.”

“And I have been pressed but not crushed. Persecuted but not abandoned. Badly hurt but not destroyed. I resonate with the tireless and irrepressible spirit of the Edo People. By the grace of God, nothing and no one can stop us,” he added.