{"id":82097,"date":"2021-09-14T07:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=82097"},"modified":"2021-09-14T07:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:37:24","slug":"edo-deputy-governor-denies-plan-to-dump-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/14\/edo-deputy-governor-denies-plan-to-dump-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo deputy governor denies plan to dump PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has denied reports that he is plotting to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>Reports had emerged yesterday claiming that the deputy governor has perfected plans to dump the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/10\/breaking-rivers-court-upholds-secondus-suspension-as-pdp-chairman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A national daily (not WITHIN NIGERIA) had reported that a marathon meeting was held outside the country last week between the Edo deputy governor and some party bigwigs in the country ahead of his planned defection.<\/p>\n<p>But, the chief press secretary (CPS) to the deputy governor, Comrade Ebomhiana Musa, denied the report.<\/p>\n<p>While admitting that Shaibu travelled abroad for his vacation, Musa said his principal only spent time with his family.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the reports of his defection were only the figment of the authors\u2019 imagination.<\/p>\n<p>He also denied reports that the deputy governor had a rift with Governor Godwin Obaseki over any matter concerning the running of the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has denied reports that he is plotting to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 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