Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will on Tuesday inaugurate a 14 man committee to investigate the eight years administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki
The governor, has constituted the asset verification committee to probe the his predecessor.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Fred Itua,
Itua stated in his statement that the decision to probe Obaseki’s administration aligns with the governor’s vision to steer the state toward progress and responsible governance.
Members of the committee include, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, Anselm Ojezua, former commissioner Kassim Afegbua, former member of the House of Representatives, Jon. Patrick Obahiagbon, Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, Patrick Ikhariale, Taiwo Akerele, Patrick Idiake and Rasaq Bello-Osagie.
Others are Fredrick Unopah, Frank Osumuede Edebor, Abdallah Eugenia, Patrick Obahiagbon, Kenny Okojie, Lyndsey Tes-Sorae and Abass Braimoh.
The statement read,“In furtherance of the governor’s initiative to set the state on the path of development and accountable leadership, the need to set up a State Assets Verification Committee becomes very imperative,” the statement reads.
“Despite repeated calls for a more holistic database of the assets and liabilities of the previous administration, the Godwin Obaseki-led government came up with very scanty and limited assets and liabilities of the state.
“In line with the governor’s campaign promise to ensure probity, accountability and transparency in government, and to deepen the governance process, a committee made up of respected sons and daughters from Edo state has to be constituted.
In his inaugural address on November 12, Okpebholo pledged that his administration would investigate the exclusion of 14 lawmakers from the state house of assembly in 2019.
Recall that the governor had earlier ordered a probe of the state civil service recruitment under Obaseki between May and November 2024.
Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will on Tuesday inaugurate a 14 man committee to investigate the eight years administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki
The governor, has constituted the asset verification committee to probe the his predecessor.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Fred Itua,
Itua stated in his statement that the decision to probe Obaseki’s administration aligns with the governor’s vision to steer the state toward progress and responsible governance.
Members of the committee include, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, Anselm Ojezua, former commissioner Kassim Afegbua, former member of the House of Representatives, Jon. Patrick Obahiagbon, Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, Patrick Ikhariale, Taiwo Akerele, Patrick Idiake and Rasaq Bello-Osagie.
Others are Fredrick Unopah, Frank Osumuede Edebor, Abdallah Eugenia, Patrick Obahiagbon, Kenny Okojie, Lyndsey Tes-Sorae and Abass Braimoh.
The statement read,“In furtherance of the governor’s initiative to set the state on the path of development and accountable leadership, the need to set up a State Assets Verification Committee becomes very imperative,” the statement reads.
“Despite repeated calls for a more holistic database of the assets and liabilities of the previous administration, the Godwin Obaseki-led government came up with very scanty and limited assets and liabilities of the state.
“In line with the governor’s campaign promise to ensure probity, accountability and transparency in government, and to deepen the governance process, a committee made up of respected sons and daughters from Edo state has to be constituted.
In his inaugural address on November 12, Okpebholo pledged that his administration would investigate the exclusion of 14 lawmakers from the state house of assembly in 2019.
Recall that the governor had earlier ordered a probe of the state civil service recruitment under Obaseki between May and November 2024.