Edo: ‘Shaibu Speaks On Forgiving Obaseki’

Responding to reports that the state government had requested him to return 22 official vehicles, Shaibu clarified that all vehicles in his convoy, except one Jeep provided by the governor in the third year of their administration, were his personal property.

I never made it an issue because for me, anything that will bring trouble I was able to manage it.” Noting that the task of returning APC to the Government House is one that involves all Edo people, Shaibu said Obaseki’s dictatorial grip on the state can no longer be tolerated.

That is, anything that has to do with going to meet the governor, to apply for anything even personal entitlements or official entitlements, I didn’t.

Asked if he could ever forgive Obaseki, the deputy governor said,“You know, human beings have different ways of behaving and the only perfect person is the Almighty God.

It was the third year of his first term that the governor eventually bought a land cruiser jeep.

Only one vehicle in the seven and half years that the governor bought for my convoy.

Every vehicle you see in my convoy, some of them, especially the land cruiser I used for three years with the Coat of Arms and flag as a staff car.

I gave all to have him succeed because, for me, it is about the state and the state in everything.

As small as 28 days, that is the first earning that you earn whether as a civil servant or in government, the first and second terms I didn’t have it.

Even my official entitlement, most of them I didn’t apply for..

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