{"id":125564,"date":"2023-11-30T00:42:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/id-defeat-obasekis-anointed-candidate-shaibu\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T00:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:42:49","slug":"id-defeat-obasekis-anointed-candidate-shaibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/id-defeat-obasekis-anointed-candidate-shaibu\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d Defeat Obaseki\u2019s Anointed Candidate \u2013 Shaibu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-893235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot_20230921-180831_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Godwin Obaseki, Philip Shaibu, Mini\" width=\"1080\" height=\"541\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, has posited that he will defeat the anointed candidate of his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki at the State\u2019s 2024 gubernatorial poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Governor stated this during an interview on Television Continental\u2019s programme on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cDefinitely, I\u2019ll defeat the so-called candidate of the governor, not because I have the power, but because Edo people want their own and I am their own. Edo people do not want importation; they want their own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem I have with the governor is that he has allowed certain individuals that have interest in governance to come between us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is managing in his own style and the way he feels he can manage it. I am also managing it the way I feel I can manage it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I said I was pressed, but not distressed, I understand the kind of intimidation and oppression I have gone through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaibu had said he sought God\u2019s direction before declaring his governorship bid.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: Edo 2024: \u2018I\u2019ve Been Persecuted, Badly Hurt\u2019 \u2013 Philip Shaibu<\/p>\n<p>The current tussle with Obaseki, he maintained, would not stop his aspiration to succeed him in office.<\/p>\n<p>He had said: \u201cMy people want me to contest for governorship. They need an original homeboy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need people who can bring governance to their doorstep, and they know I have experience, having worked in both legislative and executive positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Deputy Governor declared his governorship ambition at a press conference held on Monday in Benin, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>Shaibu said he has been pressed, humiliated and persecuted since his intention to succeed his principal was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Having been in a running battle with Governor Obaseki for months over his political ambition, Shaibu said that though he was persecuted, he was not abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>After his official declaration, Shaibu launched his campaign office in Benin City.<\/p>\n<p>Information Nigeria reports that Asue Ighodalo is rumoured to be Obaseki\u2019s strongly speculated choice as successor.<\/p>\n<p>Ighodalo hails from Edo Central.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, has posited that he will defeat the anointed candidate of his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki at the State\u2019s 2024 gubernatorial poll. The Deputy Governor stated this during an interview on Television Continental\u2019s programme on Monday evening. His words: \u201cDefinitely, I\u2019ll defeat the so-called candidate of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I&#039;d Defeat Obaseki\u2019s Anointed Candidate \u2013 Shaibu - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/id-defeat-obasekis-anointed-candidate-shaibu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I&#039;d Defeat Obaseki\u2019s Anointed Candidate \u2013 Shaibu - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 \u00a0 Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, has posited that he will defeat the anointed candidate of his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki at the State\u2019s 2024 gubernatorial poll. 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