AS OBASEKI’S ‘FORCES’ HOTEL CANCELS SHAIBU’S VENUE BOOKING, EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR WILL DECLARE HIS GOVERNORSHIP BID.

Babatunji Wusu –

“We understand where this is coming from. Whatever their plans are to thwart, our proclamation will undoubtedly fail. They are nervous because of Shaibu’s proclamation and popularity.”

Shaibu’s team has stated that the deputy governor would formally proclaim his ambition to run for governor of Edo State in 2024 this week.

A ‘Special Invitation’ dated November 23, 2023, made available to newsmen last week by the Philip Shaibu Campaign Organisation, read: “On behalf of Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu Campaign Organisation, I invite you to honour me with your esteemed presence as I offer myself to serve as the Chief Servant (Governor) of Edo State.”

According to the letter, the event was scheduled on Monday, November 27 at 8 a.m. at the Eterno Hotels.The booking of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, to utilize the venue to formally declare his governorship ambition today has reportedly been revoked by Eterno Hotels in Benin City.
The hotel is owned by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and is located in the Government Reserved Area of Benin City, the state capital.

According to reports, the hotel management phoned Shaibu and informed him that the space was no longer accessible for his usage and that his money had been reimbursed.

According to reports, the hotel manager informed the Deputy Governor that another organization, the ‘Obaseki finishing well group,’ had paid for the same location.

“We found this very preposterous that we were contacted by the hotel management that a group had paid for the same venue for a programme slated for 7 a.m. on the same date,” Shaibu’s supporters stated.

Shaibu’s governorship ambitions have set him against his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is rumored to be planning to replace him with someone else.