PHOTO NEWS: Deputy Governor, Shaibu resigns from APC




Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu announcing his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Government House, in Benin City, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.    

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