Obaseki Bars Deputy From Govt. House

• Kazeem Badmus

The crisis between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu took a new twist on Monday, as the deputy was locked out from the Government House.

Shaibu on getting to his office on Monday, found that the gate to the office of the deputy governor and the main entrance leading to the storey building was locked with chains and heavy padlocks.

OSUN DEFENDER learnt that the Deputy Governor and his aides left after waiting for about an hour and efforts to reach the Governor proved abortive.

One of the deputy’s aides who do not want his name in print disclosed that his principal had some discussions with the Commissioner of Police and the Director, State Services, alerting them of how he was locked out from his office.

According to him, there was no official communication to the effect that the deputy governor’s office had been locked.

Shaibu was consequently said to have summoned the Camp Commandant at the Government House, SP Ibrahim Babatunde, querying why he was locked out of his office.

“He said it was a directive from above adding that the CSO in government house, Wabba will be in a better position to explain”, the aide said.