Probing Obaseki Effort To Conceal Okpebholo’s Incompetence -Osagie
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The media aide to Godwin Obaseki, the immediate past governor of Edo state, Crusoe Osagie, says the probe of his principal’s administration is a smokescreen to cover the incompetence of the administration of Monday Okpebholo.
Trek Africa Newspaper reports that Governor Okpebholo had earlier constituted a 14-member asset verification committee to probe the administration of Obaseki, his predecessor.
Members of the committee will be sworn in on Tuesday.
The governor also mandated a probe into the state civil service recruitment under Obaseki-led administration between May and November 2024.
Osagie, in a statement on Sunday, said the meaningless probes embarked upon by the Okpebholo’s administration is an attempt to distract from glaring incompetence and lack of direction.
According to him, Obaseki oversaw one of the most transparent, accountable and prudent governments in the history of Nigeria.
“Our attention has been drawn to a laughable and utterly ridiculous statement by the Monday Okpebholo’s administration setting up a 14-member state assets verification committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki.
“This is another in the list of the barrage of meaningless probes which the governor and his directionless government is embarking on since they got into Dennis Osadebey avenue through the back door.
“From probing civil servants’ employment to probing ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), and probing vehicles and other assets of government, among others, the governor-select has continued to show that he is bereft of ideas and lacks a clear vision for the development of the state,” the statement read.
