Edo deputy governor Shaibu defects from PDP to APC
The deputy governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, on Saturday, officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Shaibu, along with other members of the PDP legacy coalition group, announced his defection at the inauguration of the national campaign council of the party for the September 21 governorship election in the state.
Umar Ganduje, the national chairman of the APC, and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC), who received the deputy governor, said they have come to add value to the party.
According to him, the opposition party will certainly take over the state after the governorship poll.
Mr Shaibu was also warmly embraced by Adams Oshiomhole, whom the deputy governor referred to as his father.
Trouble started for Mr Shaibu in the PDP when he showed interest in the governorship seat.
The ambition pitched the deputy governor against his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, which eventually led to the impeachment of the deputy on March 18 by the State House of Assembly.
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, however, voided the impeachment on Wednesday, noting that the offence upon which he was removed did not amount to misconduct.
(NAN)
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