Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has accepted the public
apology made by his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, noting that as a person of
faith, he was under obligation to accept the apology.
In a letter titled, “Re: Public Apology By The Edo State
Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu,” the governor said in good faith he trusts that
the public apology as expressed by Shaibu is genuine and followed by contrite
steps to improve his conflict resolution skills.
The letter read: “I have noted the public apology made by
the Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip
Shaibu. This apology followed an aberrant behaviour that contradicts what the
people of Edo State stand for.
“To name a few, the Deputy Governor needlessly filed
unfounded petitions in the Nigerian courts restraining me, the State House of
Assembly and Security agencies from a non-existent impeachment process,
followed by repeated breaches of protocol; unwarranted and unprovoked attacks
in the media on my person and the State Government.
‘Media frenzy’
“The media frenzy as a result of the above and more,
provided an impression of crises that has been precarious and distasteful to
Edo people in the State and across the world.
“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,” Obaseki said.
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