‘Why There’s Delay In Formation Of Cabinet’- Edo Deputy Gov

Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, has explained the delay in the formation of the state cabinet by the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki.

He said this was because of the governor’s position that those who will serve in his cabinet should be nominated by the people at the grassroots level and not by him picking commissioners and imposing them on the state.

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He, however, disclosed that the process of picking commissioners had started and that in a couple of days, a cabinet would be formed.

Shaibu revealed this yesterday while speaking to journalists shortly after the Mass to commemorate the Fathers’ Day celebration at St Paul Catholic Church, Benin-city, where he also served as an altar boy.

According to him, “Very soon, we will get a cabinet. The process of getting the names has started from the grassroots. The governor said he would not appoint the people; that he prefers the people should play up the names of those that they feel should run the affairs of the state and when they bring the names, in a couple of days, the cabinet will be formed.”

On the significance of the father’s day celebration, the state deputy governor said serving as an altar boy, which according to him, is the fourth time he is doing so, reminded him of his days as an altar boy in Barnawa, Kaduna State.

He said: “The significance of father’s day celebration is to remind us as fathers that we should play our role in the society not only at home but also at our workplaces.

“As a country, the president is the father of the country. The 36 state governors are fathers of the 36 states and they should act as fathers to the country and to their states, and when that is done, prosperity will abound.

“For chief executives of companies, they should also act as fathers in their various establishments; the head of vulcanisers association should act as a father, the head of tomato sellers should act as a father to them as the head. When we do that and stop playing negatively at home and in our workplaces, definitely Nigeria will be a better place. We should amplify those things that unite us, and make positive statements at all times.

Shaibu also added: “As a father of the country, as a father of the state, and as a father of a company, when we refuse to make statements when we need to make them, if you refuse to take action when we need to take it, just know that you are running the country or organisation as the case may be to a state of instability. For all of us as fathers at home, we should play our roles just like Joseph did to protect Mary and the infant Jesus Christ when he was born from the hands of King Harold.”

Earlier in his homily, the Parish Priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Rev Fr. Edwin Omoregbe, urged the church, particularly women, to appreciate the men who he said are not duly appreciated by the society.

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