There are conflicting accounts of what transpired over the alleged lock out of Edo State Deputy, Mr. Philip Shaibu, at Government House, Monday.
While Shaibu in a statement by his media aide, said:
“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.
“Shaibu and his aides waited for about an hour and left. He was said to have made frantic calls trying to reach the Governor but to no avail.
“Sources revealed that Shaibu had some discussions with the state Commissioner of Police and the State Director of State Security Services, DSS alerting them of how he was locked out from his office.
“Shaibu was said to have summoned the Government House Camp Commandant, Ibrahim Babatunde, and asked him why he was locked out of his office.
“He said it was a directive from above adding that the CSO of Government House, Williams Wabba will be in a better position to explain.
“Shaibu was said to have put calls to Wabba Williams promising to come, but never came all through the waiting of Shaibu.”
..Desperate Shaibu forces his way into Obaseki’s personal office- Govt source
Meanwhile, another statement allegedly attributed to the state government, entitled ‘Desperate Shaibu forces his way into Obaseki’s personal office”, said:
“The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Monday, attempted to force his way into the personal office of the Governor, along with his security aides.
“The Deputy Governor arrived at the Office of the Governor in the early hours of Monday morning, on Dennis Osadebey Avenue and tried to confront the governor.
“Shaibu was however told that the governor was not yet in the Office but he insisted on gaining access into the Governor’s personal office.
“All entreaties by the security operatives to him to kindly go back and call the governor if he wanted to see his principal were rebuffed.
“Instead, he kept pushing the gate, causing a scene.
“Observers are worried that he may physically attack the governor,” the statement added.
