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Philip Shaibu kneels before Oshiomhole as he dumps PDP for APC

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has formally rejoined the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The deputy governor was accompanied by prominent members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP as he made his return to APC.

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Shaibu walked straight to where former Governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was seated at the venue and knelt before him, drawing applause from party supporters.

He said, “On behalf of the Legacy Group, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party.

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“It is time to take back our state. We will not talk too much because action will speak for us. We are not afraid. We are ready to move forward.

“We, the homeboys, are ready to take our state back through the APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa.

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“We are not troublemakers, but if it comes, we will use it to rub our body, and we move on.”

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