Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo says his administration is now set to probe his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.
Obaseki was Edo State governor from 2016 to 2024 until his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, was ousted by the All Progressives Congress.
Okpebholo said he would set up a Commission of Inquiry to probe Obaseki’s records.
The Governor disclosed this while speaking to party leaders, youths, market women, civil servants, professional bodies and groups during a victory parade held on Friday at the Government House, Benin City, Edo State.
He said, “I will open the books to check the financial dealings and how Obaseki governed Edo State in the last eight years. A university in this State received N47 million under Obaseki’s administration, while he paid a consultant N51 million. This was not good enough. They wanted to continue with this act, but God helped us to push them out.
“Since I came into the office, I have not sacked anybody but rather continued with the civil servants I met in the office. The Head of Service during Obaseki’s administration is still working with me. So also with a lot of Permanent Secretaries in the civil service.”
He said officials who served in Obaseki’s mins government would also be interrogated on how they governed the Edo State people in the last eight years.
The governor alleged that the PDP candidate in the last governorship election, Asue Ighodalo and his party, PDP kept money for the election as well as for court cases.
Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, who was also excited at the Supreme Court ruling, commended the Governor for helping the party win the various stages of court cases.
He stated that it is now time to be focused and work for the Edo people.
A former deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, thanked God for Okpebholo’s victory.
He added that it is the time to work as Edo people will be grateful for voting for Senator Monday Okpebholo as their governor.
