The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of seeking to foment a crisis within the party following his loss in the state’s recent primary election.
The PDP’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the party’s legal team is waiting for Shaibu in court after he threatened to seek legal recourse for his failure to emerge as the party’s candidate.
Shaibu caused a commotion in the state by holding a parallel primary election, from which he emerged as the party’s governorship candidate.
But the PDP also declared Asue Ighodalo the authentic winner of the party’s primary election, which was conducted at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
However, Abdullahi said the PDP would not be deterred by the deputy governor’s threat to seek redress in court.
A statement by Abdullahi said: “We are not worried. We wish the deputy governor well on his journey to the court. We are waiting for him. We cannot continue to run this party like this. Is he the only one who contested the primary? Why is he going on like this?
“There were ten of them that bought the form; the rest have accepted the reconciliation move of the party. Have you heard any of them say they were coming to the party to ask for a certificate of return? This is a recipe for a crisis. We cannot waste our time if someone is not ready for reconciliation. We have a legal department.”
