The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has formally delcared his interest to contest the 2024 governorship election in the state under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Shaibu made the declaration in a televised announcement on Monday morning, saying he will compete for the party’s ticket in the forthcoming primaries.
He said having been in politics for 30 years and working with Governor Godwin Obaseki in the last seven years to improve the state, he was in the best position to succeed his principal.
“Nobody can stop my ambition,” he said.
Recall that Mr. Shaibu had a face-off with his boss Governor Godwin Obaseki over his rumoured governorship ambition.
It is unclear if he how has Obaseki’s support.
However, the deputy governor promised to deliver practical governance if elected governor of the state in September 21, 2024 election.
He said, “I just want to appreciate all of you. We have started the journey and I decided together with all of us that after the consultation, we needed to make the answer to our consultation known to Edo people and the answer is clear.
“They (Edo people) have asked me to go and run and they said I am the one they see not just as a street boy but original own boy that can live there.
“I can assure you that by the grace of God, we will deliver practical governance.”
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