Impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu,
has said his removal by the Edo State House of Assembly would not stand the
test of time, adding that the whole exercise was because of the September 21
governorship election in the state.
In a viral video released, yesterday, Shaibu stated this
when he received the acting Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Emperor Jaret Tenebe, in his Abuja residence. Tenebe, who said
he was on a solidarity visit, described the impeachment as a sham and urged
Shaibu to use all legal means to upturn the action.
This position was barely 24 hours after some APC faithful in
Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo protested against a planned return of
Shaibu to the APC.
Shaibu said: “We have shared a lot of things both good and bad together. I am deeply humbled and happy that even this situation has brought us together as one that we are. You are one person that I have always admired, someone that I grew up with.
“The person that separated us has also united us and that is
the beauty of what has happened. I want to assure you that as we move on, just
like you said, this whole thing happened between lent and Ramadan and the
lessons of Lent and Ramadan are obvious. I am not ready to change my attitude,
I am ready to be a friend and loyal friend and partner.
“What has happened will not change my quest to be loyal to
anybody that I will work with and I will encourage anybody to be loyal to their
boss. I was a loyal person and I am still loyal, the price of loyalty is
success and the impeachment that has happened is because God wants to open a
new chapter and I see that new chapter, the new opportunity.
“I can assure you, my chairman, I call you my chairman
because you are already my chairman and I think you are also one of the reasons
they hurriedly did what they did because they know what it takes for you and me
to be together and they thought they could use impeachment to get me to succumb
but you know that I won’t succumb.
“I am somebody that is strong-willed and when I mean
something, I mean it and when I look at the whole thing, I am paying the price,
I also believe that it is only the man that God impeaches that is impeached. `
“By the grace of God, I know the judiciary will do the
needful because it is an impeachment that I have not been served. So, I want to
assure you that my cooperation and my loyalty will remain my weapon and I will
definitely be there at all times. Our next target is September 21 and by the
grace of God we will get there.”
Earlier, Tenebe had assured Shaibu that he would not be
abandoned, saying: “I am here to pay you this solidarity visit because I still
regard you as the deputy governor of Edo State because that sham they did in
the Edo State House of Assembly is a disgrace to the governor and it is an
aberration to our democracy which I know that the court will not allow to
stand.
“You are somebody who
stood out, the price you paid is the price of loyalty, you were loyal even to
the detriment of people you started with, you paid that price.
“Today they have removed you as the deputy governor but we
still regard you as the deputy governor, it is the price that you have paid to
ensure that Obaseki and his semblance are rooted out of Edo State and I can
tell you that we will not allow you walk alone, we are with you in spirit. You
are a strong man and I am here as the chairman of APC in Edo State and I am
also an Uzairue indigene where we both come from, we should be strong and I
implore you to continue to pursue this matter in court and we will be with you
all through and God is your strength. When one door is closed many more are
opened and many are opened for you from today. That is what the detractors
don’t know, be strong and we will match on together.”
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