Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has officially joined the Edo 2024 gubernatorial race.
In a recorded speech aired today, Shaibu said he would run for a governorship office on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He added that he is throwing his hat into the race because he people had requested him to.
“After all the consultation we have made, we needed to now make the answer to our consultation known to our people. And the answer is clear: they have asked me to run,” Shaibu said.
After his official declaration, Shaibu inaugurated his campaign office in Benin City, the state capital, at an event crowded with party supporters in branded attires and other items.
The 53-year-old politician said he had put his life on the line for the development and growth of the state, and that he was determined to make the South-South state great again.
Shaibu, who has been having a cold war with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, for some time over his political ambition, said though he was persecuted, he was not crushed.
Shaibu is from Edo North Senatorial District, the same district as ex-governor of the state and current lawmaker representing the district in the 10th National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole.
