The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has debunked the claim that he is planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress.

His Chief Press Secretary, Musa Ebomhiana, in a statement, described the claim as the handiwork of mischief makers who are bent on widening the rift between the deputy governor and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Ebomhiana said there was no truth in the defection claim, noting that Shaibu has never minced words, vowing to sink and swim with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki. 

Meanwhile, the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order restraining Obaseki from initiating any alleged impeachment process against Shaibu.