Okpebholo, Obaseki trade accusations over N8bn

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, have traded words over the alleged diversion of N8bn from state coffers. Read More:…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, have traded words over the alleged diversion of N8bn from the state coffers two weeks before the end of Obaseki’s tenure.

Okpebholo had, in an interview with an online television platform, said Obaseki removed N8bn from the N20bn released to Edo State two weeks before he assumed office.

Okpebholo said it was the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who helped save the remaining N12bn.

He said, “Two weeks before my swearing-in, N20bn was released to Edo State. Within one week, they removed N8bn. If not for the EFCC, I would not have saved N12bn.”

The governor also said Obaseki left huge debts, including unpaid salaries.

“There were lots of debts. Obaseki didn’t pay salaries for over a year in Ambrose Alli University. We are paying it.

“In Ekiadolor, I have paid over N3bn out of N5.8bn. MOWAA is a story for another day. When you hear the story for MOWAA, you will cry for Nigeria,” he added.

On his part, Obaseki, through a statement issued by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, on Sunday, said Okpebholo had told several barefaced lies against leading political figures in the country and made several unsubstantiated allegations against them.

Obaseki said Okpebholo had no tangible development records to show Nigerians for his 24 months in office, despite collecting trillions of naira.

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