Obaseki Forgives His Deputy, Accepts His Public Apology

Governor Godwin Obaseki, has forgiven his Deputy, Phillip Shuaib, over the cold war between them, over the Edo State PDP Governorship ticket for the 2024 poll.

Obaseki, in a letter to his deputy, said he has accepted the apology of his deputy, as a person of faith, despite the severe personal discomfort caused by his unwarranted provocation.

According to the Governor, to err is human and to forgive is divine, hoping that the public apology of his deputy to him was genuine.

The Governor recalled his deputy’s filing unfounded petition in the court which restrained the state house of assembly and security agencies from a non-existent impeachment.

Obaseki, said this was followed by repeated breach of protocol and unprovoked attacks in the media, on him, and the Edo State Government.

The Deputy Governor, last July, had approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop an alleged plot to impeach him by the State House of Assembly.

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The Governor denying the alleged plot, accused his deputy of plotting a coup against him.

This was followed up by the Governor who scrapped his deputy’s media team, as well as relocating his office out of the government house.

Obaseki further noted, “In good faith, I trust that the public apology as expressed by the Deputy Governor is genuine and followed by contrite steps to improve his conflict resolution skills. I also enjoin the Deputy Governor to guide his proxies to act in accordance with his piety.”

He added, “It is my sincere hope and that of my other colleagues in government and all well-meaning Edo people that these rhetorics will be put to an end forthwith to enable this administration finish strong and deliver the dividends of democracy to the greatest number of Edo people over this final twelve (12) months.”