Philip Shaibu

Philip Shaibu
Deputy Governor of Edo State
In office
17 July 2024 – 12 November 2024
Disputed by Omobayo Godwins
GovernorGodwin Obaseki
Preceded byOmobayo Godwins
Succeeded byDennis Idahosa
In office
12 November 2016 – 8 April 2024
GovernorGodwin Obaseki
Preceded byPius Odubu
Succeeded byOmobayo Godwins
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Edo
In office
9 June 2015 – March 2016
Preceded byAbass Braimoh
Succeeded byJohnny Oghuma
ConstituencyEtsako Central/West/East
Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly
In office
22 February 2010 – 2 June 2015
Preceded byFrank Okiye
Succeeded byFolly Ogedengbe
Member of the Edo State House of Assembly
In office
June 2007 – June 2015
ConstituencyEtsako West
Personal details
Born (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54)
Kaduna, North-Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–2020; 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMaryann Shaibu
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant
  • activist

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ "How we wiped out ghost workers from Insurance – Shaibu". Punch Newspapers. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.