Breaking: Shaibu follows Obaseki, resigns from APC

TRACKING___Just as the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has also resigned from the APC.

The governor, who addressed journalists, after meeting with the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, noted that he shall pursue his aspiration for a second term in office on another platform.

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In a statement, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said Governor Obaseki’s resignation came as result of his resolve to continue the battle to protect the resources of Edo people and sustain good governance in the state.

Deputy Governor, in his resignation letter addressed to the Ward Chairman, APC Ward 11, Etsako West Local Government Area, he said, “I write pursuant to Article 9.5 (i) of the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to formally resign my Membership of the All Progressives Congress and to inform you of my formal withdrawal from all or any of its proceedings and processes whatsoever.

“Please note that this resignation takes immediate effect,” he added.