I DIDN’T WANT TO LIVE IN GOVT HOUSE, EX EDO DG

The immediate past deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said that he told his wife they will be living at their private residence because he would not want to be asked to pack his things and leave the government residence one day.

Speaking in a recent interview, Shaibu said he had earlier envisaged that things would go wrong.

I envisaged that things would end this way and that things were not going to be fine. That was why I was the last person within our group to accept Obaseki when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole put him forward. Out of respect for Oshiomhole, I accepted. We were also told that he was coming in with private-sector ideas and that there was likely going to be a recession which we would need Obaseki to help us battle. But I warned that this man was going to destroy the house, and it eventually happened.

Speaking about his premonition on impending  danger, he said:

First, I told my wife that we were not going to live in the Government House but in our private residence so that when there was a fight, I wouldn’t be told to pack my things out of the Government House because it would be disgraceful.

She asked me why I felt that way, and I told her I had a premonition that all would not be well. My wife said we should pray about it, but seven years later, what I predicted happened. Imagine looking for vehicles to pack our belongings out of the Government House.

My office was relocated out of the Government House which was the only thing connecting the governor and me. I am happy that my office was only relocated out of the Government House.

It will be recalled that Philip Shaibu was impeached as the Deputy Governor of Edo State on 8^th April 2024.