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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has urged residents of the state not to vote for a governorship candidate who relies on an interpreter to address the people.<\/p>\n

This was as Shaibu urged residents to vote for a \u201chomeboy\u201d as the next governor of the state.<\/p>\n

He made the appeal in Irrua, the administrative headquarters of the Esan Central Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

He went on to say that a candidate who needed an interpreter did not qualify as a homeboy since he couldn\u2019t speak the Edo dialect.<\/p>\n

He stated, \u201cToday, we have decided that a homeboy that we know will become the governor of Edo State. You already know that Edo born in Lagos State is not a homeboy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs somebody who comes here with an interpreter a homeboy? So, if that is a minus it means we will look for a homeboy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, had faced criticism for hiring an interpreter to announce his intentions to his kinsmen at a ward in Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

Ighodalo, who was campaigning for the PDP governorship ticket, addressed the crowd in English language, asking for their support, while an interpreter translated his words into Esan.<\/p>\n

In the build-up to the campaign, Shaibu had a fallout with Governor Godwin Obaseki.<\/p>\n

The fallout eventually led to his impeachment by the State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has urged residents of the state not to vote for a governorship candidate who relies on an interpreter to address the people. This was as Shaibu urged residents to vote for a \u201chomeboy\u201d as the next governor of the state. 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