Officers of the Nigerian security agencies have surrounded the Edo State Government House following reports that Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu will resume his duties from today (Monday).
Security personnel include police officers, Department of State Services (DSS) personnel and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), and a number of Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) have been deployed to prevent a breakdown of law and order. There is.
They politely asked staff, journalists, visitors and others to leave their cars behind and make the trek, blocking vehicles from entering Government House through the first gate.
This comes as Ebomiana Musa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo Deputy Governor, denied in a statement that there was any plan to invade the Nagasadebe residence.
Mr Musa said Mr Shaibu was a peace-loving man and a firm believer in the rule of law. He called on Obaseki to comply with the court order recognizing Shaibu as Edo State Deputy Governor.
“Our attention is drawn to the impact made by the Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Your Excellency, Comrade Philip Scheibu, on September 30, 2024, to enforce two different court judgments and order his reinstatement. They are planning to invade the Governor’s Office on Monday.
“Let me state clearly that unlike Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Philip Scheibu is a peace-loving man who firmly believes in the rule of law and who will not tolerate the loss of innocent blood for any reason. It means that he is a person who does not want to be exposed.
“As of today, in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of the good people of Edo State, indeed of Nigerians, Philip Shaibu is the de jure and de facto Deputy Governor of Edo State. We don’t have to fight or struggle for what God has given us.
“Mr. Obaseki and his companions have spoken out against the fact that the good people of Edo State have spoken out and that his godson, Mr. Asue Ighodaro, has been unconditionally rejected from the September 21, 2024 governorship election. Unfortunately, this reality has not yet dawned on them.
“A purveyor of fake news, Crusoe Osagie (Special Adviser to the Edo Governor on Media Projects) is an alarmist who has little or no respect for the ethics of our cherished profession and makes a fortune off rumors and beer parlor gossip. , journalism. Therefore, he must be ignored,” Moosa said.
