The Peoples Democratic Party has called on Governor Godwin
Obaseki of Edo State and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu to sheathe their swords and
give peace a chance.
The party expressed surprise that official letters of the
state government, which should be confidential, were now dominating the social
media space.
The PDP National Vice Chairman (South) and former chairman
of the party in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, made the intervention in a
statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday night titled, ‘Do not de-market PDP in Edo
State.’
He was reacting to the face-off between Obaseki and Shuaibu
which appeared to have defied settlement.
Shaibu had gone to a Federal High
Court in Abuja to stop his planned impeachment by Obaseki, although he latter
withdrew the case following intervention of stakeholders.
The case came up again when the governor relocated the
office of his Deputy.
Shaibu was also barred from entering his office in the Government
House on Monday.
An official letter of his relocation surfaced on the social
media. The letter, dated September 15, 2023, was received by a Permanent
Secretary in the office of the deputy governor, and acknowledged on Monday,
September 18, 2023.
Orbih advised that Obaseki and his Deputy should bury the
hatchet and allow peace to reign for the sake of the governorship scheduled for
next year.
He said, “I have observed with trepidation, the frosty
relations between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy,
Comrade Philip Shaibu and I am constrained to call on both parties to exercise
restraint in what to say or do in the course of this ongoing needless and
endless crisis.
“To my surprise, official letters, which should be
confidential, are now dominating the social media space. I urge both parties to
stop further hostilities and resolve their differences quietly in the interest
of good governance and progress of the state. Anything less may affect the
image and fortunes of the Party in the coming Guber election.
“Yes, we have had issues in the past between party and
government, but we haven’t allowed them to be subject to newspaper editorials.
“The PDP is a strong brand in Edo State – a brand that has
been nurtured over the years by the commitment of leaders and dedicated members
of the party. This brand is now under serious threat by the current raging
battle between the Governor and Deputy-Governor.
“I therefore seize this opportunity to call on both parties
to ‘cease fire’ and resolve their differences amicably. God bless PDP. God
bless Edo State.”
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