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29/01/2024

Today, I participated in the pivotal screening of Aspirants for the upcoming 2024 governorship election held at our party's National Secretariat, Abuja. This significant event marked a crucial step towards determining the Party's qualified Aspirants for the upcoming primary election.

I assured both the Screening Committee and National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party of my commitment to promoting the core values of the PDP. If given the opportunity, I will work tirelessly to secure victory for the party in the upcoming election.

I must commend the Screening Committee ably chaired by His Excellency, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, the Governor of Plateau State, for diligently carrying out the thorough and meticulous exercise.

— HPS

27/01/2024

Light is life and every man deserves it, just like our fundamental human right — The Right to Life.

Talking about light, if given the opportunity to serve, the issue of epileptic power supply will be dealt with in our state — many businesses are grounded and many artisans are finding it difficult to cope due to the unfortunate poor power supply.

It is possible to have a constant power supply in our state and in our bid to grow and keep our economy booming, we will tackle this issue together.

I'm Philip Shaibu, and I'm ready for the job!

26/01/2024

I believe in building infrastructures that will bring about development and economic growth.

As a State, it is time to think of EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT.

In the government, we will empower both women and youth, leading to rapid economic growth and development.

I'm Philip Shaibu and I'm ready to serve!

26/01/2024

Having gathered enough experience and goal-driven connections across the board in both the private and public sectors, it's time for the people to feel practical governance.

We have preached enough theory, that "PRACTICAL" is what the people need now to actualize the EDO we all desire.

Philip Shaibu is that man to bring "PRACTICAL GOVERNANCE" to the people.

25/01/2024

A True son of Edo that understands the people and terrain

23/01/2024

Executing carefully-thought ideas requires experience in the field to have it well executed.

Governance knowledge isn't a bought knowledge or only accrued by certificates, rather, over time practical experiences with an in-depth understanding of the terrain.

Nominate and Vote for Philip Shaibu.

20/03/2023

*Etsako West Election Results* : Shaibu Calls for Calm as Constituents Protest lrregularities.
.. accuses INEC, security officials of comprising process

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon. Comrade Phillip Shaibu, has called for calm, even as he noted that the use of weapons and Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC for elections, negates the purpose of security in the electoral process in the country.

Shaibu spoke at a press briefing shortly after a peaceful protest in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State, staged by the people,challenging the collation of results emanating from Etsako West Constituency 2, outside the official location designated by INEC.

The peaceful protest was neccessitated by the collation of election results of Etsako West Constituency 2 in Auchi.

According to the Deputy Governor, "election results for Constituency 2 over the years, were collated and announced in Azama Primary School,Jattu-Uzairue in Esako West Local Government Area.

“I think the use of weapons and armoured personnel carriers for election into House of Assembly such like in Etsako West, defeats the purpose of security in elections in our country".

"I think Nigerians are getting tired of this kind of process. They should not provoke us to the level that will make people to take to the street. I want to urge you all protesters, not to do anything that will affect the democratic process, but you're free to register your grievances peacefully through protest"

"You have the right to air your views. You have the right to protest, but please remember,our properties are our own. We should not destroy anything. We must not do something that will cause the breakdown of law and order. I don’t want any of you to die; we are waiting here. We are praying that they will come and collate and announce the results here".

"What they are trying to do is like having an election in Kaduna State and going to Kano to collate and announce results. That's sheer impunity", Shaibu added.

The House of Assembly candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Felix Iyalomhe, condemned the movement of results, collation and announcement to a different location in Auchi.

He noted that the collation of results outside Etsako West Constituency 2 was not constitutional and the PDP would not accept it.

“This is totally unacceptable. We will stand to defend our results as declared yesterday by the party agents".

“The election that took place yesterday and the results released by the various party agents in the five wards of Etsako West Constituency 2 revealed that, I,Dr. Felix Iyalomhe, won the election overwhelming".

"However, what we’re seeing now is that a former governor of the State, right now, is manipulating the results in favour of the APC candidate and this my people will not accept".

I, Felix, the candidate, will not accept this. They are doing the collation of results outside the constituency. Traditionally, Constituency 2 results are collated at Azama Primary School in Jattu-Uzairue, which is the collation centre for Constituency 2, Etsako West Local Government Area”.

PDP leader in Estako West, Engr Kenneth Asekhome, said the party would do everything possible to defend their votes and claim their mandate.

“This is totally unacceptable. We will stand to defend our mandate. Our mandate must be announced in Azama Primary School," Asekhome added.

12/11/2020

Godwin Obaseki dissolves cabinet, lauds contributions in the development of Edo State

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office.The governor, who announced the dissolution at a valedictory executive council session at the Govern

11/09/2020

THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) PROCURES ANOTHER PATHOLOGICAL LIAR: NO LIE LIVES FOREVER

Powered by Edo North Media TeamThe attention of the Edo North Media Team has been drawn to a misleading and libelous publication credited to one recalcitrant and overzealous cash-and-carry media urchin, Mr. Osigwe Omo-Ikiroda, presently trending onli

06/09/2020

Philip Shaibu explains how Obaseki and Himself supported Oshiomole to becoming Governor

30/08/2020

24/08/2020

Edo State, being the heartbeat of the Nation, cannot be managed or governed with a " SIMPLE" or austere agenda in view of the hydra-headed issues bothering on the innumerable liabilities in form of huge financial debts, uncompleted projects, unpaid p

24/08/2020

Wife of the Deputy governor of Edo state, Comrade( Mrs.) Philip Shaibu was conspicuously in a brainstorming and sensitization session with a mammoth crowd of women under the aegis of Ward 11 Women, Uzairue, Etsako West LGA, Edo state, being the ances

01/08/2020

Information has just filtered in why Capt.Hosa Okunbor is bankrolling the election of Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu and his alliance with Adams Oshiomhole.At a meeting conveyed at the instance of Adams Oshiomhole and Capt Hosa Okunbor,an agreement is said

22/07/2020

On the back of far-reaching reforms of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in furtherance of its commitment to the welfare and wellbeing of workers, the state government has paid the sum of N81, 169, 724.24 to families of 34 deceased emplo

22/07/2020

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its Campaign Council for the 2020 governorship election scheduled for September 19, 2020.The campaign council, which was inaugurated at the party’s Secretariat in Benin City,

22/07/2020

My dear brother and friend, HosaIt is my prayer and expectation that this letter meets you in excellent health.My attention has just been drawn to a three-page advertorial sponsored and signed by you, in some Nigerian newspapers of Monday July 20, 20

21/07/2020

Association of Aggrieved APC Members in the South-South Region has urged the Sacked APC Chairman to lick his wound and acknowledged the developmental strides of the Obaseki's administration. "Obaseki has no doubt exceeded expectations through his unp

21/07/2020

Pro- Democracy Group, Movement for Political and Economic Development of Edo Nation (MPEDEN) has qualified the ongoing campaign by the sacked National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for his Edo Governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu, as t

18/07/2020

Tracereporters–The campaign team of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State, is embroiled in a fresh N500 million fraud scandal.A source who is conversant with h

18/07/2020

*This is for your benefit. Please feel free to verify*
Some of Governor Godwin Obaseki's KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

The following are a list of some achievements of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-Led Government
grouped under the six thematic pillars of the state:

1) Economic Revolution
2) Infrastructural Development
3) Institutional Reforms
4) Social Welfare Enhancement
5) Environmental Sustainability
6) Culture and Tourism

1. ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

• Edo Job Initiative; over 150,000 beneficiaries
• Establishment of Edo Innovation Hub, popularly referred to as “The South-South Silicon
Valley”; over 22,000 beneficiaries
• Creation of Edo Production Center to drive industrial development and create jobs
• Launch of Edo State Oil Palm Program (ESOPP); N69 billion committed by the CBN
• 10,000 hectares across 3 senatorial districts adopted for rice production
• Remodeling and re-equipping of the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC)

2. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

• Emotan Garden Housing; 100 out of 1,440 units completed
• Establishment of Jara Mall
• New automated model for revenue collection; implementation of the Edo Revenue
Administrative System (ERAS)
• Ugboha/Uromi and Auchi water projects
• Construction of the Edo State Secretariat complex, Block C and Block D has been
completed.
• Construction/Renovation of roads across the 3 senatorial districts of the state including;
368 road contracts awarded; 274 road projects completed including:
Construction of Lucky Way
- Irhirhi-Aruogba-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road
- Rehabilitation of Secretariat Road, Igarra
- Textile Mill Road (ongoing)
- Ugbor-Amagba (ongoing)
- Ekaewan Road (ongoing)
- Road construction project at Obakhavbaye (ongoing).
- Rehabilitation of Uzebba-Ukpoje-Akagbor Road
- Construction of Orhodua Bridge
• Reduced cost of Certificates of Occupancy to N50,000
• Renovation of High Court Complex
• Tayo Akpata University, Abudu Campus (ongoing)
• Ossiomo Power Plant; 55 megawatt capacity (ongoing)
• Azura-Edo 461 MW open cycle gas turbine power station
• Inauguration of Benin River Port, Gelegele project
• Creation of Edo Modular Refinery (ongoing)
• Construction of Ikpoba River dam
• Establishment of Benin Enterprise Park (ongoing)
• Renovation of Oba Akenzua Cultural Center
• Construction of Judges Quarters (ongoing)
• Construction of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iguoriakhi (ongoing)
• Laying of fiber optic for faster internet speeds with collaboration with MainOne; 450km
street by street fibre deployed in Benin City.
• Construction of modern car park.(ongoing)

3. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

• Wabizigan launched: launch of new security architecture and implementation of Security
Management Information System.
• Implementation of State Integrated Financial Management Information System (SIFMIS)

• Development and passage of a consolidated Public Financial Management (PFM) and
Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) for better financial management.
• Inauguration of Industrial Court in Edo State.
• Implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy for better control of
Government’s resources.
• New and better EDSTMA: The Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency
(EDSTMA) has been revamped and repositioned for better service delivery to citizens. Contributory Pension Scheme for Edo State employees.
• Contributory Pension Scheme for local government workers established. Payment of backlog of pension arrears from 1996 to date.
• Eradication Community Development Associations (CDA’s) from our communities and
stopped Agberos from collecting revenues for Edo State Government.
• Creation of online website "EdoMonitorMe" Portal for transparency and monitoring of
projects.

4. SOCIAL WELFARE ENHANCEMENT

• Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EDOBEST) programme: implementation of
modern teaching techniques and technology.
• Over 11,000 teachers trained across the state
• Edo State Sports Commission Bill passed into law and Edo State Sports Commission
established
• Over a million textbooks distributed across the state
• Establishment of Edo State Task Force on Human Trafficking to curb irregular migration
and human trafficking
• Launch of Edo State Health Insurance Scheme to quality and affordable health care
services for citizens.
• Twenty primary healthcare centers revamped.
• New Central Hospital opened
• Renovation and facilities upgrade of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
• Violence against Persons Bill has been signed into law to addres

5. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

•Commencement of reclamation of erosion damaged embankment along Upper Mission
Road by Temboga.
• Remediation measures in Auchi through the Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management
Project (NEWMAP).
• Operation Clean up Edo Project has put in place to prevent indiscriminate dumping of
waste

6. CULTURE AND TOURISM

• Successful hosting of the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture.
• Reintroduction of Culture Clubs in public schools

GOVERNOR GODWIN OBASEKI’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
COVID – 19
SCREENING AND TESTING

• Primary Health-care centres spread across the 18 LGAs, with 62 designated screening
centres
• Private Health-care centres across Benin City with 40 designated as screening centres
across Benin City.
• Mobile Screening centres across 6 LGAs, with 78 Screening point spread across respective
wards: 12 wards respectively in Oredo and Etsako-West LGA, 10 wards respectively in
Egor, Ikpoba-Okha, Esan West and Ovia North-East LGA.
• 64,200 persons have been screened via mobile screening centres, with 2,361 suspected
cases with samples collected. 51% Male screened and 49% Female.
• 212,000 persons screened via the fixed screening centres (Private and Primary Health-care
Total of 276,200 persons screened so far.

FACILITIES
• Setting up and equipping of 3 isolation facilities in Stella-Obasanjo Hospital, University of
Benin Teaching Hospital, and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.
• Purchase and installat of 2 new PCR machines at Stella-Obasanjo Hospital and University
of Benin Teaching Hospital.
• Purchase 18,000 Rapid Testing Kit (RTK).
• Acquisition of 4 Autoclave machines
• Establishment a Covid-19 support call centre to manage questions and queries from
citizens.
• Upgrade of Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the Hospital Management Board
complex with support from the USAid department carried out an
TRAINING
• Training of 4,218 health personnel to effectively fight the COVID-19.
• Special training to be organized for Helpline call attendants. Public health experts to be
included as trainers.
MOTIVATION
• H.E Godwin Obaseki approved a hazard allowance ranging from N90,000 to N300,000 for
frontline health worker.

A very silent achiever

14/07/2020

Edo Deputy Governor returns home, says Oshiomhole called Ize-Iyamu thief • Insists APC foundation gone in Edo State

Edo Deputy Governor returns home, says Oshiomhole called Ize-Iyamu thief Insists APC foundation gone in Edo State

07/07/2020

*Over 50,000 persons benefit from Obaseki’s agricultural programmes*


*_… Dufil Prima Plc, Elephant Group , Asanita, lead private sector investment_*


No fewer than 50,000 persons, including farmers, logistics operators and food processors, farm managers, among others, have benefited from agricultural programmes implemented by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in the past three and a half years.


In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the beneficiaries were involved in the cultivation of over 10,000 hectares of farmland across the state supporting farmers spread across different locations in the state, including Agenebode, Warrake, Usugbenu, Iguoriakhi, Illushi, Iguomo, Oria, Udo, Ekpoma, Ozalla, Ome-Ora, Agbede, Evbonogbon and Sobe in the state.


He said while some of the programmes are implemented in conjunction with the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Plc (NIRSAL), and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS), others are driven by private sector investors such as Elephant Group, Agrotek, Pemo Farms Limited, Dufil Prima and Asanita.


According to him, “Our agricultural programmes hinge on the huge potential of agriculture for wealth and job creation that could guarantee Edo people better life. Governor Obaseki has implemented well thought-out, strategic and far-reaching reforms that attract and retain investments in oil palm, cassava, maize, yam, rubber, cocoa, rice, vegetables, aquaculture and livestock production.”


He noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is investing a whopping N69 billion in the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), adding that the Edo State Agripreneur programme, which commenced in 2017, is part of the Governor Obaseki-led administration’s strategies to boost Micro, Small-scale and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and sustain current youth-focused agricultural initiatives in the state.


According to him, “Under the scheme, over 10,000 hectares of rice, maize, cassava, soybean, and other crops are being cultivated in Agenebode, Warrake, Usugbenu, Iguoriakhi and Sobe. There were over 55,000 young beneficiaries while nearly 20,000 jobs were created under the initiative. In addition, the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster (Edo-FAC) in Ehor, Uhunmwode LGA has benefited over 1,300 farmers. There is also a farm mechanisation programme for commercial agriculture in the state.”

07/07/2020

BREAKING: EDO 2020: EDO ADP COLLAPSE STRUCTURE, JOINS PDP... BELIEVE IN CAPACITY OF PDP TO DELIVER GOVERNOR OBASEKI

With just a few weeks to Edo Governorship election scheduled for Sept 19, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has continued to receive more decampees and swell its membership.On Monday, it was the turn of ADP in the state as the entire state