A former deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has declared support for the opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo state.
According to Shaibu, the governorship race started with himself, Okpebholo, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).
The former deputy governor was speaking on the sidelines of the 2024 Father’s Day celebration at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Shaibu further insisted that his support for the opposition is not anti-party.