Globaltimes 
Following his purported defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has denied having any rift with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki.
In a news report monitored while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he denied any disagreement with the governorr , while restating his unalloyed loyalty to Obaseki.
Shaibu noted that he is happy with Governor Obaseki, saying that he would continue to be loyal to the former APC governor.
He said:
“I am happy with my governor; I don’t have any problem with my governor. So, the issue of not being happy with my governor is not there. I remain absolutely loyal to my governor.”
Speaking on what went wrong with the PDP on whose platform he was re-elected into office, Shaibu admitted there were some issues within the ruling party in the state.
The deputy governor, who said there are issues to be resolved in the PDP, did not categorically state whether he would leave the party or not.
Shaibu’s remarks come amid reports that he had purportedly concluded arrangements to dump the PDP for an undisclosed party, as a result of a rift over matters bothering on the running of the state.
Ebomhiana Musa, the chief press secretary of the deputy governor, however, denied the reports in a statement on Monday, September 13, saying they were mere speculations
