The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has denied involvement in the attack that took place in Benin on Thursday which claimed the life of a police inspector, Akor Onuh.
He also said that he has resumed work as the deputy governor of the state and he will be working from home.
Shaibu stated this on Friday while reacting to the state government’s claim that he planned the attack that took the life of Onuh at the exit of the Benin Airport.
The deputy governor told journalists that he was taken aback by the attack, noting that he has in the last one year avoided calling for a protest to avoid confrontation with the state government and their agents.
He noted that he has also instituted a N5 billion suit against the governor, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare and the Special Adviser to the governor Media project, Crusoe Osagie for defamation.
He said that he was not surprised that Nehikhare and Osagie were insisting that he remained impeached accusing them of not studying the court judgement before sending out their responses, which he said, is their mode of operation.
He stated that the judgment reinstating him was declarative and had to be carried out before an appeal over the matter could be heard while the stay of judgment execution filed by the state cannot see the light of the day until the judgement is executed.
“They said I was the one who planned the attack but I came in peacefully from Abuja to the state capital. Why were the armed thugs laying ambush for me? Were they expecting a visitor?
“I have already instituted a N5 billion suit against the governor, Nehikhare and Osagie for defamation. They will be served next week.
“I have resumed, recalled all my staff and I will be working from home in order to prevent any confrontation. I remain the deputy governor. All salary and entitlement will be paid,” he added.
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