NAIJA NEWS
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has expressed shock over the allegations made by Governor Godwin Obaseki that he is planning a coup to remove him from power.
Recall that Obaseki had on Friday alleged that his deputy has a desperate ambition to become the next governor of the state, and he is exploring every possible option to achieve his aim.
Reacting to the allegations, the deputy governor said it is unimaginable to contemplate a coup against a man who has given him so much latitude to operate, adding that the claims were not only baseless and not true.
Shaibu, who was quoted to have made these known during a meeting with his personal aides on Saturday morning, pledged his loyalty to the governor, saying that he would never betray his principal or even plan a coup against him.
The Edo politician alleged the attempts by fifth columnists to widen the imaginary gulf between him and the governor in a selfish attempt to feather their own nests.
According to him, political jobbers sold the coup dummy to the governor and his ‘elder brother’ in order to cause more crisis between the two leaders so they could profit from it.
He said: “I believe in…
