The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philips Shaibu has admitted to being an unofficial member of the All Progressives Congress.
He said the only thing still keeping him in the Peoples Democratic Party was because he was yet to officially severe ties with the ruling party in Edo.
He made this known on Friday while reacting to questions on why he was supporting the APC governorship candidate in Edo while remaining a card carrying member of the PDP.
“In PDP now, everybody can support whoever they like. On the issue of supporting a candidate, the constitution guarantees that you can support who you like and you can belong to any political party,” Shaibu said.
He also alleged that since the political crisis in the state started, he had called his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, 111 times without the governor picking up his calls or returning them.
“I had made up my mind not to call him again, but I always send him texts. Before now, when I started counting, I called him (Obaseki) 111 times during that crisis, but he never picked up. I sent him texts, and he never replied, but it never really mattered. The last text I sent to him was on his birthday,” Shaibu said.
Shuaibu who was impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly on April 8, 2024 was reinstated on Wednesday by Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja High Court who voided the impeachment proceedings.
