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Philip Shaibu
Deputy Governor of Edo State
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2016
GovernorGodwin Obaseki
In office
12 November 2016 – Till Date
GovernorGodwin Obaseki
Preceded byPius Odubu
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Edo
In office
9 June 2015 – March 2016
Preceded byAbass Braimoh
Succeeded byJohnny Oghuma
ConstituencyEtsako Central/West/East
Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly
In office
22 February 2010 – 2 June 2015
Preceded byFrank Okiye
Succeeded byFolly Ogedengbe
Member of the Edo State House of Assembly
In office
June 2007 – June 2015
ConstituencyEtsako West
Personal details
Born (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54)
Kaduna, North-Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–2020; 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMaryann Shaibu
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant
  • activist

Philip Shaibu (born 1 December 1969) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as the deputy governor of Edo State since 2016. He was impeached in 2024 but was reinstated by the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, 17 July 2024.[1] He previously served as a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Etsako from 2015 to 2016, and as a member of the Edo State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015.

Personal life and education

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Early childhood

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Shaibu was born in Kaduna to a Christian family. His father was late Pastor Francis Osikpomobo Shaibu[2] and his mother was Lucy Momoh. He was raised with strong Christian virtues.[3]

Education

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He had his early education at St. Augustine Primary School, Tundu Wada Kaduna but finished at L.E.A Primary School Barnawa, Kaduna State where he obtained the First School Leaving Certifiate,[4] Shaibu subsequently earned his West African Senior School Certificate in 1989 after attending Saudana Memorial Secondary School, Kawo Kaduna.[5][6] Comrade Shaibu received a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours) in Accounting from the University of Jos in 2000,[7] where he was the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) between 2000 and 2001[8][9] and a master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Benin in 2015.

Family life

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He is married to Mrs. Maryann Philip-Shaibu and has children.[10]

Private career

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After he left school he started working with the Nigerian Prisons Service, Abuja but voluntarily retired as an Assistant Inspector of Prisons in 2002 so he can venture into full politics.[5]

Political career

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Shaibu first ventured into politics in 2003 when he contested elections into the Edo State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) but lost.[11][5]

Shaibu once again in 2007 contested and won the election to represent the Etsako West Constituency under the platform of the Action Congress (AC) at the Edo State House of Assembly. While he was at the House of Assembly, he was elected as the majority leader on 24 February 2010 after Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba was impeached as the Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly.[12]

In 2015, after spending eight years at the Edo state House of Assembly, he contested and won the Etsako Federal constituency House of Representatives seat and beat his closest rival Abbas Braimah of the Peoples Democratic party with a poll of 42,079 votes against Braimah's 29,941 votes to clinch the representative seat.[13]

He was unanimously announced as the running mate to Godwin Obaseki[14] in the 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election and the duo eventually won the election and was sworn in on 12 November 2016.[15][16]

On 16 June 2020, Shaibu resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress.[17] In a joint ticket with Governor Godwin Obaseki, Shaibu contested and won the 2020 Edo State gubernatorial election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[18]

Shaibu indicated interest to succeed Obaseki in 2024, in a bid to achieve his ambition, he fell out with Obaseki which led to his impeachment in April 2024, and defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on 20 July 2024 in Benin City.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "How we wiped out ghost workers from Insurance – Shaibu". Punch Newspapers. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ Admin. "Edha Majority Leader Loses Dad". Nigerian Best Forum. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "PROFILE of RT. HON (COMRADE) PHILIP SHAIBU". Godwin Obaseki official website. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The Sun Award winners 2020: Philip Shaibu: The Executive Sportsman". The Sun. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Biography of Philip Shaibu". Nigerian Biography. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Deputy Governor". Edo State Gov. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ^ Admin. "About Philip Shaibu". Godwin Obaseki. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  8. ^ Admin. "Know your rep". Afemai People. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ Abdul Fatai, Lukman (2 May 2013). "National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)". Nans Nigeria. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  10. ^ "18 things to know about Edo Deputy Gov Philip Shaibu". The Nation. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. ^ Admin. "Know your rep". Afemai People. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  12. ^ admin. "History Of EDHA". EDHA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  13. ^ Cassius, Lamai (29 March 2015). "Philip Shaibu wins Etsako Federal Constituency". The Nigerian Observer. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  14. ^ Egbegbulem, Simon. "Edo 2016: Shuaibu emerges Obaseki's running mate". Vanguard. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  15. ^ Ezeamalu, Ben. "It's official: APC's Obaseki wins Edo Governorship Election". Premium Times. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  16. ^ Oluwagbemi, Ayodele (12 November 2016). "PHOTOS: Godwin Obaseki sworn in as Edo governor". The Punch. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  17. ^ Aliu, Ozioruva (16 June 2020). "Edo Deputy Gov, Philip Shaibu resigns membership of APC". Vanguard. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Opposition's Obaseki Wins Nigeria's Edo State Governorship Poll". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2024 – via allAfrica.
  19. ^ Sahabi, Ahmad (11 August 2023). "'My deputy has become so desperate' -- Obaseki says Shaibu attempted coup against him". TheCable. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  20. ^ Akpan, Samuel (20 July 2024). "'APC holds special place in my heart' -- Philip Shaibu finally dumps PDP". TheCable. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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