- Edo state speaker, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, said N354 million was allocated to the office of the deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu.
- Agbebaku explained that the reduction in the 2024 budget was because the deputy governor had no work to do in the coming year.
- The Speaker added that Godwin Godwin Obaseki relocated most of the deputy governor functions to other offices
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Edo state, Benin City – The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, has explained the reason why there is reduction in the 2024 budget of the deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu.
