{"id":143890,"date":"2024-01-26T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/26\/i-wont-be-intimidated-with-godfatherism-out-of-edo-guber-race-shaibu\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:40:32","slug":"i-wont-be-intimidated-with-godfatherism-out-of-edo-guber-race-shaibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/26\/i-wont-be-intimidated-with-godfatherism-out-of-edo-guber-race-shaibu\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Won\u2019t Be Intimidated With Godfatherism Out Of Edo Guber Race&#8217; \u2014 Shaibu"},"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, says he will resist any form of intimidation to prevent him from contesting the State\u2019s governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>Shaibu spoke after submitting his governorship nomination form at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that he has been harassed and intimidated because of his ambition.<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cI will tell the leadership of PDP that some of us have been harassed. I have received a lot of intimidation, but unfortunately for me, it is like a cross that God has asked me to carry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Edo Guber: \u2018I Feel Betrayed\u2019 \u2014 Shaibu On Obaseki\u2019s Support Of An \u2018Outsider\u2019 Ighodalo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my life has been a life of harassment and intimidation, but in all the intimidation, I have always come out successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis PDP primary is also going to be the same because now they are buying people. They have bought all the elders, but they have not been able to buy the youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not looking ruffled because I knew the result from the beginning. I know when I will win an election. When I am not intimidated, that means that the election will not be successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intimidation and harassment shows the character of my victory. When you don\u2019t intimidate me, I don\u2019t win an election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already dealt with the issue of godfatherism, but it is rearing its ugly head again. I am happy that the governor told us that even if he is trying to bring somebody in as a godfather, we should deal with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1427434426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of Edo State, says he will resist any form of intimidation to prevent him from contesting the State\u2019s governorship election. Shaibu spoke after submitting his governorship nomination form at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, on Thursday. 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