Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Shaibu announced his exit from the party on Tuesday, following in the steps of the governor, Godwin Obaseki, who had earlier in the day announced his departure from the party.
“It is with pain that I am leaving the APC I helped to build. It’s very unfortunate that we have to resign from the party we all laboured for.
“The party we built with our blood, our strength. The party we believed that was built with progress of our land.
“I resigned today with pains and I am resigning to take my destiny in my hand. But by the grace of God, where Governor Godwin Obaseki goes I go. And by the grace of God, we shall conquer,” he said.
The deputy governor said that he was sure that President Muhammadu Buhari would be sad at this development, but that he was left with no choice than to take his political destiny in his hands.
Mr Obaseki had said he would, in the coming days, announce the new party where he hopes to seek re-election from after being disqualified from partaking in the APC governorship primary slated for June 22.
