Posted by Amarachi on Tue 12th Nov, 2024 - 91仓库
He added that he and the outgoing Governor are not on talking terms, and it鈥檚 been up to four days since he saw him anywhere near the Government House in Edo.
Philip Shaibu, the outgoing Deputy Governor of Edo State, has reacted to allegations that Governor Godwin Obaseki has fled the state ahead of his handover to the Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo.
The tenure of Obaseki as the Edo State Governor officially ended on Monday, 11th November, and he is set to hand over on Tuesday (today) to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won the 2024 governorship election in the state.
However, there have been rumours that Obaseki has gone into hiding in order to escape arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an allegation denied by his team.
Sharing his view on the purported disappearance, Shaibu told Channels Television on Tuesday that he is unaware of Obaseki鈥檚 whereabouts.
He added that he and the outgoing Governor are not on talking terms, and it鈥檚 been up to four days since he saw him anywhere near the Government House in Edo.
鈥淭he governor and I have been a little bit apart鈥�. I鈥檝e not seen him for the past four days,I鈥檝e not heard from him as he doesn鈥檛 communicate with me and we don鈥檛 talk to each other,鈥� Shaibu said.
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