•Governor Monday Okpebholo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has accused the state governor, Monday Okpebholo of misleading the people by his allegation that the suspended chairmen of the local government areas moved N12 billion to some chieftains of the party within 15 months.
A statement signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the party in the state, Hon Tony Azeigbemi said he only uses the allegation to justify his actions against the elected chairmen.
He said the allegation was unfounded and a blatant lie that should be disregarded, reports Vanguard.
The statement read that “For clarity, we want to emphasize that every comment made by the governor in the statement is false and baseless and at no point have PDP leaders received any such funds from Local Government Chairmen as ridiculously alleged by the Governor. We doubt very much that the figure blotted out by Mr. Governor-Select is actually the figure he intended to say, we know he was confused a few weeks ago when he was confronted with financials. However, we challenge him to provide proof to substantiate these unfounded claims.
“Okpebholo must understand that the Local Government is neither an appendage nor a subordinate of the State Government, but a constitutionally recognized third tier of government, whose independence and autonomy are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and stop forthwith with this executive rascality before the State descends into anarchy and chaos.
“As we have repeatedly pointed out, Okpebholo’s real challenge lies in his lack of capacity and developmental plans for the State. He is a politician out of his depth who got into office unprepared, through the back door. We, therefore, urge him to settle down, build capacity, and focus on serving the people of Edo State during his brief tenure at Dennis Osadebey Avenue, rather than jeopardize the peace and security of the State in desperate pursuit of his selfish interests.”
