Go ahead with your probe; APC dares Obaseki

By DADA AYOKHAI


The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), has asked Governor Godwin Obaseki to go ahead with his threat to probe the multi-billion naira Benin stormwater project, commenced by the  Comrade Adams Oshiomhole administration but should  also endeavor to make the findings public.

APC in a statement  by the Publicity Secretary, Chris Azebamwan, urged the governor to be quick with the probe and publish the same so that the public would know the truth about the whole matter.

Governor Obaseki  had after inspection of textile Mills road of the project vowed to probe the N30 billion project initiated by his erstwhile godfather, Oshiomhole, which he described as a project conceived to defraud the state.

According to the statement, APC said, “The governor while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment of the project, in Benin City, this week said the stormwater project was designed not to work for the benefit of Edo people, adding that his administration will probe the project and recover all the money stolen through it.”

“Edo people know that the project was jointly handled by the State Environment and Public Utilities and Works with several commissioners including the present Secretary to State Government, Osarodion Ogie, who was in charge of the Works Ministry, deeply involved,” the party submitted.

“While the project was ongoing, Obaseki (as chairman of the Economic Team), regularly accompanied his predecessor to inspect the progress of work after he played the key role of sourcing the first N25 billion from the Capital Market through his company, Afrinvest, which reportedly got N1.5billion commission from the deal.

“The commission paid to Afrinvest was for acting as Consultants to the project and drafting the project proposal which, Obaseki as the Head of Economic team presented for approval to the State Executive Council and followed it up by shortlisting contractors for the project,” the statement explained.

The APC  posited that “It will be commical and equally ingenious of the Governor to carry out this probe. It will not only be revealing but end up as a milestone which could well turn out to become a benchmark for the country.”

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