Governor Obaseki Accuses Deputy, Philip Shuaibu of ‘Aberrant Behavior’

Patrick Idowu

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki openly accused his deputy, Philip Shuaibu, of “aberrant behavior” inside the state’s political scene on Thursday.

The governor’s charge comes amid escalating tensions and poor relations between the two key political heavyweights in Edo State. Their recent confrontations have raised eyebrows and thrown doubt on the state’s administration’s stability.

Obaseki did not mince words while addressing the ongoing feud with his deputy in a strongly worded statement directly signed by the governor. He emphasized that political conflicts are frequent in politics, but he claimed that Shuaibu’s recent behavior had crossed a threshold.

Obaseki referred to the petitions signed by his deputy preventing him and security agencies from initiating impeachment proceedings as unjustified provocations.

He also denied the alleged impeachment and stated that he is obligated to accept the apologies.

The governor said in good faith, he trusts that the public apology as expressed by Shaibu is genuine and followed by contrite steps to improve his conflict resolution skills.

He said, “Although these unwarranted provocations caused me severe personal discomfort, as a person of faith, I am under obligation to accept this apology because as they say, “to err is human, to forgive is divine.”

“In good faith, I trust that the public apology as expressed by the Deputy Governor is genuine and followed by contrite steps to improve his conflict resolution skills. I also enjoin the Deputy Governor to guide his proxies to act in accordance with his piety

“It is my sincere hope and that of my other colleagues in government and all well-meaning Edo people, that these rhetorics will be put to an end forthwith to enable this administration finish strong and deliver the dividends of democracy to the greatest number of Edo people over this final twelve (12) months,” the Governor concluded.