The animosity between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu may have reached the boiling point as the Deputy Governor’s office is set to be relocated to a building outside the Government House.
The new office is situated at 7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House was a building that housed the office of the Edo State Public Procurement Office inaugurated by former governor Adams Oshiomhole, on December 16, 2014.
Erected at the entrance of the building is signboard with the inscription, ‘Office of the Deputy Governor’.
It was gathered that renovation work was going on the building at the moment with the renovation yet to commence on the security post.
One of the workers handling the renovation who prefer to be anonymous told PUNCH that the job was expected to be delivered on Monday.
The worker added that he is not aware of the purpose of the building and also has no idea about how the signboard was placed at the entrance.
“I work for the company handling this renovation of this building. Our job is to deliver the project on Monday as agreed. I do not know how the signboard got to the entrance of the building and I don’t have an idea of what the building will be used for”, the worker said.
The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, when probed about the development said:
“If there is a government signboard saying so, then it must be so.”
