The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Shaibu has has been locked in a bitter political battle with his erstwhile boss and governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, had earlier resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking to newsmen in Benin City of Saturday, Shaibu said, “On behalf of the Legacy Group, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party.
“It is time to take back our state. We will not talk too much because action will speak for us. We are not afraid. We are ready to move forward.
“We, the homeboys, are ready to take our state back through the APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa.
“We are not troublemakers, but if it comes, we will use it to rub our body, and we move on.”