The Edo state deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, will today, officially declare his intention to seek the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming primaries of the party ahead of the Edo State 2024 governorship election in the state.
A close source revealed that all was now certainly set for the epoch making event which would hold in the Edo State capital of Benin City and feature top PDP politicians from across the18 local government areas of the state and even beyond.
Shaibu dropped hint of his intention to run in the 2024 election when he spoke recently with newsmen in Abuja, maintaining that Edo people were in dire need of practical governance and cannot afford to experiment again with someone who does not understand the politics and needs of Edo State.
The deputy governor added: “Everywhere, including the international scene, people are clamouring that governments should not be pushing projects that are not needed.
So, we need to do needs assessment. You cannot know the needs of the people when you don’t live with them.
“For me, competence and experience should be the watchword. Who is competent, more experienced and who will hit the ground running from day one if he becomes governor? Are we going to experiment with anew person again and the person will spend the first four years learning on the job and the next four years trying to embezzle and set up businesses in the name of consolidating on his first term?”
The source revealed that the grand ceremony was a clear demonstration of the deputy governor’s determination to contest the primary and grab the party’s ticket in the primaries scheduled for next February.
He said the deputy governor had since patched up with Governor Godwin Obaseki, adding that the amity between the two, which almost turned to enmity, in the wake of the former decision to run in 2024 election, has since returned to cordiality.
