I Was Disappointed When Obaseki And Shaibu’s Rift Became Public – Charles Idahosa

A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, representing the South-South geopolitical zone, Charles Idahosa has come out to say that Governor Godwin Obaseki cannot halt the governorship ambitions of his deputy, Philip Shaibu.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, it has always been obvious that the next step for the deputy governor is to aspire for a higher position, so it is not within the right of the governor to stop his deputy from aspiring to a greater height.

He added that he was very disappointed when the rift became public because they are both leaders in Edo State.

His words, “I was disappointed when the rift became public. I was also taken aback by some of the comments of the leaders in Edo State. The major problem we have is weak leadership. What we see here is that people are afraid of telling the truth to power.

The governor has no right to tell the deputy governor the limit of his political ambition. Obaseki didn’t need to fight Shaibu; the fight was totally uncalled for. What he should have done is sell his candidate to the leaders of the party, who will in turn work for that candidate instead of allowing the issue to degenerate.

The way deputy governors are being treated in the country, the position will no longer be appealing. After serving as the deputy governor, the next step is to aspire for the position of the governor. So, Shaibu has not done anything wrong.

When it comes to politics, we need somebody who understands the terrain and who is part and parcel of the people. You don’t go and bring somebody who doesn’t know us. This time, we need somebody who is part and parcel of us.

Idahosa, who also spoke on the division within the PDP, said, “I just pray the PDP puts its house in order before the election.”