Edo Deputy Governor Shaibu Was Locked Out Of His Government Building Office

Comrade Philip Shaibu

Comrade Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, was there on Monday. September 18, he was locked out of his office at the state capital of Benin's Government House.

It was reported that when Shaibu arrived at his office, he was greeted by a chain and a large padlock.

"Up till now, I don't have any official communication that I should relocate. The only people that have official communication are my civil servants. The civil servants have official communication but I don't. As I am speaking to you now, I am standing by the gate," he said while on a phone call to a yet-to-be-identified person.

Shaibu has reportedly moved his office to a new location outside of the Government House, according to people close to him, and was not anticipated in the previous office, according to reports. 

They added that the Deputy Governor was not anticipated in the Government House on Monday because there was no meeting arranged for that day. They claimed that if a meeting had been planned, preparations would have been made so that the Deputy Governor could have attended.

The Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor, allegedly received a letter last week purporting to be from the Head of Service's office, Anthony Okungbowa, ordering Shuaibu to move to a new office at No. 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, GRA, Benin City.