[BREAKING] Full Text: Edo Deputy Gov Philip Shaibu Declares Gubernatorial Bid

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has officially declared his intention to contest in the State gubernatorial election.

Naija News reports that Shaibu declared his intention in a press conference held in Benin, the state capital, on Monday.

Read Philip Shaibu’s full speech below:

SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. COMR. PHILIP SHAIBU, DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE

27TH NOVEMBER, 2023

My dear citizens of Edo State,
We come from a lineage of greatness!
Our ancestors built the “Old Bini Empire” on bold ideas, breath-taking innovations and matchless diligence.

From the “Great Moat of Benin” to the world-famous “Benin Bronze Works”, our ancestors dominated their times, led the Nigerian dream from the front and created novel frontiers for the future.

When Edo State was created in 1991, our brilliant leaders, fully aware of our ancestral destiny…