{"id":137781,"date":"2024-01-11T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/i-feel-betrayed-shaibu-on-obasekis-support-of-an-outsider-ighodalo\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T09:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T09:48:36","slug":"i-feel-betrayed-shaibu-on-obasekis-support-of-an-outsider-ighodalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/i-feel-betrayed-shaibu-on-obasekis-support-of-an-outsider-ighodalo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Feel Betrayed\u2019 \u2014 Shaibu On Obaseki&#8217;s Support Of An \u2018Outsider\u2019 Ighodalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-888826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot_20230809-034347_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Shaibu\" width=\"1079\" height=\"739\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of Edo State, on Wednesday, disclosed that he feels betrayed that his principal, Godwin Obaseki, is not supporting his governorship ambition.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking on Arise Television, Shaibu said he contributed massively to the re-election of Obaseki in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Shaibu had in November 2023, Shaibu declared his ambition to contest the 2024 governorship election in Edo on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>The State\u2019s governorship election is slated for September 21<\/p>\n<p>The declaration was made amid the political tension between Shaibu and Obaseki.<\/p>\n<p>According to Shaibu, Obaseki is trying to bring an \u201coutsider\u201d to become the next Governor of the State.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that the people of Edo will resist the move, he accused Obaseki of using state resources to \u201cprocure\u201d support for his preferred candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u2018Any Meeting Held Without My Presence Is Null And Void\u2019 \u2014 Shaibu As Edo PDP Leaders Endorse Ighodalo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cThe people of Edo state do not want an outsider. The governor is trying to bring in an outsider. We will resist it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContesting the governorship election is not just a fluke. I can see the organic support. My support is not procured just the way the governor is using taxpayers\u2019 money to procure support for his candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel betrayed by the governor. I feel very betrayed. When we go to church, there are certain Biblical verses that are beginning to make meaning to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is this particular verse that has been going through my mind: \u2018The heart of man is desperately wicked.\u2019 When I see what the governor is doing, the verse now makes meaning to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI supported the second term bid of the governor with my structures, vehicles, and finances, including how we got the ticket of PDP. I contributed financially, both in naira and dollars, and I discovered I was even duped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I say betrayal, it is an understatement. 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Shaibu had in November 2023, Shaibu declared his ambition to contest the 2024 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018I Feel Betrayed\u2019 \u2014 Shaibu On Obaseki&#039;s Support Of An \u2018Outsider\u2019 Ighodalo - 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\/2024\/01\/11\/i-feel-betrayed-shaibu-on-obasekis-support-of-an-outsider-ighodalo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018I Feel Betrayed\u2019 \u2014 Shaibu On Obaseki&#039;s Support Of An \u2018Outsider\u2019 Ighodalo - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of Edo State, on Wednesday, disclosed that he feels betrayed that his principal, Godwin Obaseki, is not supporting his governorship ambition. 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