…Okpebholo channeling frustration over loss of control of his govt into tarnishing Obaseki’s good image

We have read Senator Monday Okpebholo’s empty rhetoric about a phantom N96bn fraud, which he is using to deflect the people’s attention from his lacklustre performance after 100 days in office.

Indeed, it is a dangerous situation when you have a poorly educated individual thrust into the intricate task of administering the affairs of an entire state government, resulting in an obvious outcome: a total breakdown of the administrative process and an arrogation of power to himself, which the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not avail him.

A good place to begin deflating the lengthy but incoherent statement by Okpebholo through his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, titled, “N96bn LG Fraud: Nazi Obaseki and Fellow Treasury Looters Have Murdered Sleep in Edo State,” is that when you read the hogwash, you find that even though His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s name is prominently stated in the headline, he is conspicuously absent in the allegations peddled throughout the baseless report.

So assuming but not conceding that these allegations had any meaning, none of them had any bearing on Obaseki, and therefore, the hogwash itself vindicates the very person it is trying so hard to indict.

We, therefore, call on all Edo people and Nigerians to pay no attention to this libelous publication as it is nothing but the desperate vituperation of an illegally enthroned governor who knows that his time is up.

We urge everyone to continue to pray that the judiciary stands its ground and stand with justice by ensuring that the electoral heist which was conducted on September 21 2024, during the governorship election is overturned.

Edo people should rest assured that Dr. Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have their eyes firmly fixed on the challenges that the people currently face and will immediately begin to address these problems once their stolen mandate is restored.

Crusoe Osagie, Media Adviser to His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor, Edo State (2016-2024)