Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has warned that unless the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) makes him the flagbearer in the September 21 governorship election, the party will lose.
Recall that Thursday’s primaries of the PDP in Edo produced two candidates – Shaibu and Asue Ighodalo, a businessman. The National Working Committee of the PDP however recognized Ighodalo, not Shaibu.
Shaibu, in emphasizing that rejecting him would have a dire consequence, said that Edo people do not want Ighodalo whom he said is not homeboy.
“The option is for the PDP not to go and argue against my candidacy, if they do that PDP will lose Edo State. Edo people do not want Asue Ighodalo to be the governor of Edo State because he is not a homeboy they know.
“They are looking for someone that they know, somebody they can feel, somebody they can touch. PDP has a date with history, delegates have spoken that they want Shaibu and I can bet you that the other eight aspirants will support Shaibu if the party back him.
“If the party decides to join us in court to argue for Ighodalo then PDP winning Edo State will be shaky because Asue will not be accepted by the people,” Shaibu said.
Shaibu insisted that he was elected by the authentic delegates of the party in the state.
“I was elected by the authentic delegates, what is key is who are those that elected the governor’s preferred candidate Asue and who are those that elected Philip Shaibu? I think in the coming days we will know who among them are authentic,” he said.
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