Twenty four hours after declaring his interest to run for the office of the governor of Edo state, Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has expressed confidence in his victory in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
Shaibu said he would definitely defeat the preferred candidate of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki.
Shaibu stated this during a television programme on Monday evening.
In his formal declaration of interest, Shaibu says he will run on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.
“Definitely, I’ll defeat the so-called candidate of the governor, not because I have the power, but because Edo people want their own and I am their own. Edo people do not want importation; they want their own.
“The problem I have with the governor is that he has allowed certain individuals that have interest in governance to come between us.
