The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has alleged that the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, threatened to deal him when he indicated his ambition to contest the governorship seat.
Shaibu additionally acknowledged that Obaseki withheld his wage and allowances for the previous 15 months.
He spoke throughout an interview on Channels Tv’s Politics At present on Friday.
Recall that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja had voided the impeachment of Shaibu because the deputy governor of the state in July.
Following the courtroom judgment, Shaibu resumed workplace on Monday, directing his employees to do the identical.
Talking through the interview, he mentioned Obaseki started to struggle, oppress, and intimidate him when he declared his intentions for the governorship seat.
“Instantly I confirmed indicators that I used to be going to contest the workplace of the governor, that was the place the entire struggle and all of the oppression and all of the intimidation began. I can inform Nigerians that that is the fifteenth month, over a 12 months now, I’ve not acquired any cheque from the federal government.
“Instantly Obaseki perceived that I used to be going to contest the workplace of the governor, he even instructed me to my face that if I’m going forward to contest the governorship election, he was going to take care of me and he was going to – he used the phrase ‘destroy’ me”, he mentioned.
Shaibu argued that contesting the governorship seat was his constitutional proper, noting that the Structure didn’t compel him to resign from his place earlier than contesting for the governorship.
He acknowledged that he made Obaseki governor by accepting to be on the ticket as deputy after Oshiomhole satisfied himself and different supporters, noting that Obaseki was not beforehand a politician and didn’t contribute financially to changing into Governor.
“We made Obaseki governor. Obaseki was not a politician, and Obaseki was not financially robust sufficient to contest the election. Oshiomhole introduced him, and when Oshiomhole introduced him, a few of us argued that it couldn’t be him.
“It took Oshiomhole three months to persuade a few of our supporters and me to assist Obaseki. And once we determined due to Oshiomhole, due to our respect for him, to assist him (Obaseki), he didn’t carry cash, we introduced our assets and our associates to carry cash and we introduced our political capital to make him governor.
“He’s not the one which made me; I made him. I used to be requested to be his Deputy so as to add political worth as a result of he was not a politician,” he acknowledged.