Shaibu is Useless,Incompetent The deputy governor has even complained that he is no longer working–Blessing Agbebaku

Shaibu is Useless,Incompetent The deputy governor has even complained that he is no longer working–Blessing Agbebaku The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, has clarified that the allocation of N354 million to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, in the 2024 budget is due to the perceived lack of significant responsibilities for him in the upcoming year. This information comes in response to earlier reports by Daily Trust on the budget signed into law by Governor Godwin Obaseki, which allocated N19 billion to the Governor’s office, N345 million to the Deputy Governor’s office, N8 billion to the Secretary to the State Government, N13 billion to the House of Assembly, and N968 million to the Head of Service…….CONTINUE READING>>>>>> Agbebaku explained that the deputy governor does not have constitutional duties except for those specifically assigned by the Governor. He emphasized that in 2024, the deputy governor is not expected to carry out a substantial number of functions, justifying the relatively lower budget allocation. Dispelling rumors of any discord among Assembly members over this matter, Agbebaku assured journalists that there is no rift within the Assembly regarding the budget allocation to the deputy governor’s office. The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, while addressing reports, refuted the claim that N13 billion was allocated to his office. He clarified that the allocated funds were designated for the State House of Assembly as a whole and not specifically for the Speaker’s office. He said, “Allocation was done in a way to reflect the office. However, the governor stated clearly that since the deputy governor had not performed his functions in the outgoing year because of his aspiration, which he recognized to be a huge one and time-consuming, most of his functions were relocated to other offices as the governor has the powers to do so. “All of us know that the deputy governor doesn’t have constitutional functions bestowed on him except that which are allocated to him by the Governor. So, most of those things he used to do, the governor has taken away from him. “The deputy governor has even complained that he is no longer working. If you are not working, why allocate money to the office?” “The money is not allotted to you as a personal gift, it is given for work. So, if you are not working, naturally the money will not come, and there is no way you can be working effectively when you have an ambition of becoming the Governor.