Ahead of July 14 2012 governorship election
in Edo state, Comrade Governor, Adams
Oshiomhole has denied the allegation leveled
against him by the Edo state chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of
constructing an alleged N10.8 billion
mansion in his home town, Iyamho,Estako
West local government area of Edo state.
Oshiomhole while featuring at a live debate
programme put together by Nigeria Election
Debate Group,(NEDG),in Benin on
Thursday, said, contrary to the allegations of
PDP, what he was erecting was a mere four
bed room guest house.
This is the first time that Governor
Oshiomhole is breaking his silence on the
alleged construction of a multi billion Naira
mansion after the allegation was made by the
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party
in the state under the leadership of Chief
Dan Orbih
PDP had also led the showcasing of
photographs of the alleged mansion
reportedly showing the aerial view of the
sprawling estate with multiple swimming
pools, fountains, theatres for cinemas and a
huge events hall.
According to Governor Oshiomhole, “That is
not is not all that they have said, in 1991, I
completed a family building in my village
and it’s part of Nigeria culture that
anywhere you are, you don’t forget home. I
did make my asset declaration even before I
became a Governor..
“Is it only the N10 billion estate they said I
own? They also said I own a big estate here
in Benin City and another big hotel in Lagos.
But the truth is that I’m extending my house
in Iyamho which I had built in 1991 with a
four-bedroom building which I intend to use
as a guest house”.
” What baffles me is how a four-bedroom
building that is still under construction, not
yet roofed, with the sky-folding made of local
bamboo trees, could now amount to N10b.
How? It shows how unserious PDP can be in
trying to destroy my hard-earned reputation.
In any case, my country-home at Iyamho is
contained in the asset declaration form
which I filled and submitted”.
On the establishment of State Police,
expressed his concern over the issue of
creating a state police, saying that “ Until
we have a political elite tat recognize that
power belongs to the people, for we know
that we have this tendency to misuse the
police; I fear that if you post a police man
under a state governor’s command, a
governor that will supervise election, he will
likely the state police to official dog of the
party in government”
On his part, the PDP Governorship
Candidate, Major Gen. Charles Airhiavbere
(rtd) who was also present at the debate
while advancing reasons why Governor
Oshiomhole should not be re-elected for
allegedly awarding contracts that were
never bided for to his party men, alleged
flagrant disrespect to Court orders and
unabated postponement of Local
Government election as abuse of executive
powers..
The All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP,
Governorship Candidate, Chief Solomon
Iyobosa Edebiri, said, the nine and half
years of PDP, puts a lot of pains on the
People and that the three and half years of
ACN made a tremendous improvement on
the lives of the People.
He insisted that if given this scenario, if
elected on July 14 2012 Governorship
election, the All Nigeria Peoples Party will
do better



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