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.