September 28, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accepted the apology issued by his Deputy, Philip Shaibu.
THEWILL reports that the rift between Governor Obaseki and his Deputy gained prominence when Shaibu approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop an alleged impeachment over his ambition to offset the political arrangement in Edo State in his desire to occupy the Dennis Osadebey Government House in 2024.
The Deputy Governor, while addressing journalists in Benin City last week, had pleaded with his principal to forgive his shortcoming
Responding to the plea in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Governor Obaseki said in good faith, that he trusts that the public apology, as expressed by Shaibu, is genuine and followed by contrite steps to improve his conflict resolution skills.
“Although these unwarranted provocations caused me severe personal discomfort, as a person of faith, I am under obligation to accept this apology because as they say, ‘to err is human, to forgive is divine’.
“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.
“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.”
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