PDP Members Petition ICPC, Accuse Obaseki Of Diverting State Funds Using AfriInvest

…says Governor planning to use stolen funds as starting capital for regional bank

Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the aegis of Concerned Edo PDP Stakeholders, have petitioned the ICPC over alleged diversion of state funds by Governor Godwin Obaseki through the award of fraudulent contracts to his personal firm, AfriInvest Limited.

A copy of the petition obtained by Igbere TV signed by Andrew Egboigbe, a PDP member in Ward 3, Orhionmwon LGA of Edo, and submitted at the ICPC on Monday, was made available to the press in Benin City.

The petition, titled “Petition against the unfairly advantageous awarding of Edo State Contracts to Afrinvest Limited by Mr. Godwin Obaseki”, alleged that Mr. Godwin Obaseki abused his office as Governor to unfairly award inflated contracts to his company, AfriInvest Limited, in flagrant disregard for the constitutional provision that guides the award of contract.

The petition alleged that Obaseki, been the founder of Afrinvest, used his position as Governor, to unfairly award contracts to his company in flagrant disregard for the constitutional provision that guides award of contract.

It read: “We, as concerned Edo indigenes, who have no other place to call our home except Edo state, file this honest petition against Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the governor of the state. and his firm, Afrinvest Ltd.”

“This followed revelations from reliable sources of unfair advantage the governor bestowed upon the firm using accumulated state funds meant for developmental works and projects.”

The petitioners claimed that although Mr. Godwin Obaseki stepped down as the Chairman of AfriInvest’s Board of Directors in 2016 on the assumption of office, he installed one Mr. Ike Chioke who served as his stooge at the firm and helped him siphon state’s resources.

“One of such abuse of his official position was when Obaseki, single-handedly, without the approval of his cabinet and legislative arm of government, awarded a N1.8 billion naira consultation contract on water storm project to Afrinvest Ltd., without the justification of the inflated sum and the nature of the contract. This, when established, will find the governor in contravention of Section 19 of the ICPC Act 2000.”

“That Afrinvest Ltd has, on different occasions, served as front and pipe for Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s diversion of state’s funds through bogus contracts and budgetary allocations.”

The petitioners further alleged that the security votes of Edo state which increased to an annual sum of 7.5 billion naira by Obaseki, since 2016, had been deposited in Afrinvest Ltd’s bank account.

According to the petitioners, the stashed funds and other illegally obtained profits are what Governor Godwin Obaseki used as starting capital to resuscitate PRIMUS bank which the Governor, acting through his proxies, is now seeking approval for, to operate as a regional bank.

“That Primus bank was funded through stolen funds and granting approval for its operations could lead to a financial closure as it remains vulnerable to an abrupt close when investigations if its fraudulent findings come to light.”

They urged the ICPC to act within the mandate of its powers “having established these facts and provided the surrounding context of the corrupt relationship between Obaseki, Afrinvest, and Primus Bank.”

“The ICPC in line with its core mandate to examine the practices, systems, and procedures of public bodies and where, in the opinion of the commission, such practices, systems born procedures aid or facilitate fraud or corruption, to direct and supervise a review of them.”

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omenka:
I'm confused here.

Looked at the letter and it read August 3rd. Isn't Obaseki their candidate anymore or is this just some amorphous PDP renegades out to get their own share of the Obaseki ticket largesse?

Simplyleo:
I don't understand.

Pdpeegs petitions its flagbearer?

Well, a dog that refuse to listen to the hunters whistle is doomed.

When ipob lunatics were cheering Obaseki, I already knew Obaseki will not win. But I still don't understand why Obaseki couldn't see this bold writing on the board.

As a politician vying for an elective office, the first step to take is to try by any means to ensure ipob miscreants are not by your side, otherwise, you are doomed.

A good example is the likes of Athifku, sani shehu, dino melaye, saraki among others.

DEmejioba1:
So Ize Iyamu still has headway in Edo PDP. Some pdp member will still be working underneath for Him.

sapientia:
One person from PDP ward 3 of the LGA

sapientia:
One person from PDP ward 3 of the LGA

Mintyguy:
And the travails of Obaseki continues

RuudVanNisteroy:
Adams Oshiomhole told the world that Ize Iyamu was a cultist who was rusticated after he deformed another student by pouring acid on him and also a thief who looted the state dry when he was Secretary to the State Government, under convicted thief Lucky Igbinedion.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CtejWrAWNM



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hajimosho:
Don't you think this is more damning and incriminating?
POI has been going round the state with his Edo-centric agenda while his main opponent is fighting internal and external power-brokers with no clear cut strategy of winning .
_{His immunity is his only saving grace from being prosecuted} [

anonimi:

The acid-throwing cultist cum thief has not been going anywhere.
His godfather has been going around for him.

The earlier you realise Oshiomole is not the one contesting, the better the chances of your candidate surviving the storm.

Have you forgotten POI delivered Oshiomole in all the 18 local government in APC as the Campaign Co-ordinator, despite PDP being the ruling party at both Federal and State level ?

Who else can defeat the present governor with a landslide victory?

Continue fooling Obaseki till the election result is announced.

_{Blackmailing opposition candidate does not sell yours.}