# Philip Shaibu

Philip Shaibu (born 1 December 1969) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the deputy governor of Edo State from 2016 until his impeachment in 2024. He was reinstated by the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, 17 July 2024. He previously served as a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Etsako from 2015 to 2016, and as a member of the Edo State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015.

## Personal life and education
### Early childhood

Shaibu was born in Kaduna to a Christian family. His father was late Pastor Francis Osikpomobo Shaibu and his mother was Lucy Momoh. He was raised with strong Christian virtues.

### Education

He had his early education at St. Augustine Primary School, Tundu Wada Kaduna but finished at L.E.A Primary School Barnawa, Kaduna State where he obtained the First School Leaving Certifiate, Shaibu subsequently earned his West African Senior School Certificate in 1989 after attending Saudana Memorial Secondary School, Kawo Kaduna. Comrade Shaibu received a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours) in Accounting from the University of Jos in 2000, where he was the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) between 2000 and 2001 and a master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Benin in 2015.

### Family life

He is married to Mrs. Maryann Philip-Shaibu and has children.

## Private career

After he left school he started working with the Nigerian Prisons Service, Abuja but voluntarily retired as an Assistant Inspector of Prisons in 2002 so he can venture into full politics.

## Political career

Shaibu first ventured into politics in 2003 when he contested elections into the Edo State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) but lost.
Shaibu once again in 2007 contested and won the election to represent the Etsako West Constituency under the platform of the Action Congress (AC) at the Edo State House of Assembly. While he was at the House of Assembly, he was elected as the majority leader on 24 February 2010 after Rt. Hon. Zakawanu Garuba was impeached as the Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly.
In 2015, after spending eight years at the Edo state House of Assembly, he contested and won the Etsako Federal constituency House of Representatives seat and beat his closest rival Abbas Braimah of the Peoples Democratic party with a poll of 42,079 votes against Braimah's 29,941 votes to clinch the representative seat.
He was unanimously announced as the running mate to Godwin Obaseki in the 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election and the duo eventually won the election and was sworn in on 12 November 2016.
On 16 June 2020, Shaibu, alongside Governor Obaseki, resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress and decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party. In a joint ticket with Governor Godwin Obaseki, Shaibu contested and won the 2020 Edo State gubernatorial election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Shaibu indicated interest to succeed Obaseki in 2024, in a bid to achieve his ambition, he fell out with Obaseki which led to impeachment in April 2024, and defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on 20 July 2024 in Benin City.