The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to the rumour making the rounds that the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu is defecting to the party soon.
State chairman of the party, Col David Imuse (rtd) when asked the position of the party with the rumour plan of Shaibu to come back, he said: “Well, APC is not aware of that, so maybe it is rumour and it remains as that.”
Asked if he will eventually comes, Imuse replied thus: “Philip is like any other human being so I don’t need to dissipate energy considering whether he is coming or not. APC is a democratic party and the more the merrier, we are not laying emphasis on anybody but if anybody finds APC attractive, APC is here waiting but we are not laying emphasis on the deputy governor, we are laying emphasis on Edo people”
Corroborating the chairman of the party, the State Secretary, Lawrence Okah said: “We have not been told, he has not told me and nobody has told me anything about that, if he comes whether we will receive him or not is a different matter, let that time come but I have not heard any issue about his coming and nobody has told me anything about that.”