Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, revealed that it took Senator Adams Oshiomhole three months to persuade him to support Governor Godwin Obaseki.
He emphasized that Obaseki lacked political experience and financial support for his governorship bid.
The strained relationship between them resulted in the deputy governor’s impeachment by the state House of Assembly. However, Shaibu was later reinstated by the FCT High Court and returned to his duties as deputy governor.
However, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Shaibu said: “Obaseki was not a politician, even financially, Obaseki was not financially strong to even contest the election. Oshiomhole brought him and when Oshiomhole brought him, some of us argued that it could not be him.
“It took Oshiomhole three months to convince me and some of our supporters to support Obaseki.
“And when we decided because of the respect for Oshiomhole to support him, he did not bring money – we brought our resources and our friends to bring money and we brought our political capital to make him governor.
“So, when you are talking about deputy governors and governors, he is not the one that made me, I made him.”
