Catholic priests have dedicated the new office of Edo State deputy governor Philip Shaibu, an indication that the number two top government official will soon move into his office.
The new office located at No: 7 Dennis Osadebe Avenue is at present undergoing finishing touches.
A source which confided in LEADERSHIP said, “I was there and I saw Rev Fathers blessing the new office on Tuesday. It shows that the Deputy Governor may likely move in soon.
“I must say that it has always been the practice of the deputy governor to invite priest to his office for prayers monthly and I am not surprised that he is doing the same in the new office.”
When our correspondent visited the office, workers were still fixing the interlocking tiles/blocks in the compound while the few staff in the office were seen going about their duties.
One of the staff members said that the deputy governor had not come to the office but confirmed that the Rev. Father came to pray and bless the office.
The feeling among the people is that Shaibu would be allowed to return to his former office after Governor Godwin Obaseki accepted the apology of Shaibu over the rift between the duo.
The duo had been at loggerhead over Shaibu’s ambition to succeed his principal. The deputy governor had also taken the governor and the state House of Assembly to an Abuja High Court to stop them from impeaching him.
Shaibu withdrew the suit after the intervention of notable religious leaders and political big wigs in the state.
