The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has reiterated his readiness to hand over office to the newly elected governor and deputy governor of the state, whether or not the outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, is present. Shaibu made this statement on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.
This comes amid rumors that Obaseki is nowhere to be found in the state.
had reported that Obaseki, on Monday, granted pardons to 10 inmates with less than one year left to serve in correctional centers in the state. Obaseki ended his tenure as governor on Monday and will today hand over power to the incoming governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo. Okpebholo’s emergence came after his victory in the September 21, 2024, governorship election in the state, where he defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo.
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