Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that his deputy, Philip Shaibu, manipulated the State youth council election to advance his governorship ambition.
Obaseki stated this in Benin City, at the weekend, during the International Youths Day celebration at the Youth House.
Crux News recalls that some youths had protested the imposition of the immediate past EXCO of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN Edo State chapter.
Responding to the protest Obaseki disbanded the EXCO and called for fresh elections, Independent reports.
Addressing the incident during the Youth Day celebration, Obaseki explained that Shaibu worked behind him in an attempt to fester his ambition through the youth council.
“I want to apologise over the unfortunate incident that happened with the youth council election. It was done without my knowledge.
“As you can see, the reason why my deputy manipulated your election is because he has political ambition and thought he could use the council to achieve his political goals”, he said.
