Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (second right) and Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment of the Benin Stormwater project in Benin City…yesterday.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, declared that the N30b Benin stormwater project embarked upon by the previous administration was a ploy to defraud Edo people.

Obaseki stated this while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment of the project in Benin City.

He said the stormwater project, conceived by the previous administration, was designed not to work for the benefit of Edo people, adding that his administration will probe the project and recover all the money stolen through it.

“The stormwater project was a fraud. It was a contract to defraud Edo people. From what I see in this catchment area, the project was never designed to take water away from the area. The area was never drained.

You can see the level of what we are doing now compared with what the previous administration did,” he said.

Speaking further, he said: “It is almost two-meter difference. There is no way you can drain water from a low land into higher ground. We say we have experts and paid over N30b for this project. The person that supervised this project today calls himself a minister supervising bigger projects for the Federal Government. This is not acceptable.”

He added that the previous administration spent huge sums of money on the water storm project claiming that on completion, it would drain water from the area and restore the property of Edo people resident in the area.

Obaseki assured Edo people that his administration would do everything necessary to drain the area and restore life to the people, noting: “They spent N30b claiming that they want to take away the suffering of Edo people, de-flood the area and restore the value of people’s property, but see what has happened to the project for five years.”

He pointed out that his administration had done a greater job with less amount of money and that the state government would finally drain the area and restore life to people in the catchment area.

“I don’t like probes, but this time, we have to set up a panel to get the facts of what really happened. We can’t ignore such a huge amount of money. People must be made to account for their time in government,” he added.

NwaNimo1:
Nice.....Another vendetta loading

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dwisedgreat:
We shall see then...

Freestainworld:
it's payback time, it is already boiling in IMO, let's see how Edo case will look like.

NwaNimo1:
Nice.....Another vendetta loading

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Mightyhaiz:
nope..


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Pilfering
Comrade

Abujaexpress:
It is laughable that Obaseki wants to probe what he was a primary collaborator. He was the head of economic team and projects during Oshiomole

Great2017:
It is welcomed development. At least, political thieves would have to think twice before embezzling State funds recklessly.

RuudVanNisteroy:

Oshiomhole became stupendously wealthy after he became governor. His son has a penthouse in Miami.

4ckyou:


Since oshiomole don't want him to work with court case then obaseki should start dealing with him na, no be only oshiomole Sabi open document for court.

favor914:
Big deal South Beach, or North Miami Beach? You think everyone will remain in penury like you in Auchi?

Great2017:
It is welcomed development.At least, political thieves would have to think twice before embezzling State funds recklessly.

RuudVanNisteroy:

Keep supporting the fantastically corrupt leaders that turned the country to a world class shithole without basic amenities like electricity,portable water and hospitals.

favor914:
You must be referring to your Godfathers Lucky Igbinedion & Thomas Ikimi?

RuudVanNisteroy:

Ask Obaseki, he will tell Oshiomhole was a bigger thief than Lucky Igbinedion.

favor914:
Obaseki showed Oshiomole the vehicle to steal the money, all Edo State money is with Afrinvest.

RuudVanNisteroy:


Oshiomhole will vomit all the money he looted.

Lalasticlala
Mynd44


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQgHRQY_wbY

favor914:
With Obaseki, electioneering is over, Obaseki is counting down his days, unless he is planning away to siphon Oshiomole’s Billions of Naira invested in his custody? It won’t be beyond the Judas.

Indispensable85:
Empty noise maker. You'll only end up roping yourself. Hope you remember how the central hospital probe ended?

RuudVanNisteroy:

How did it end?

Indispensable85:



Obaseki ended up roping himself. He had to abandon the probe when it became clear to him that it was a self indicting exercise. There's no way Obaseki can probe Oshiomhole without being roped in one way or the other. Isn't it even funny that it took him almost 5yrs in office to see that the water storm was a failure. I just dey laff. It was Obaseki Afri invest that he used to source that 30billion of which he collected 10%. He was a major participate in that project from financing to implementation. I honestly pray he delves into the probing of the water storm project. It will be very sweet. God wants to probably expose all of them including the governor. I expect Clement Agba to respond to him soon. The dishonesty and hypocrisy of Nigerian politicians stinks. When they were all in same party,nothing was wrong with central hospital and water storm project. INFACT these were some of the key projects Obaseki campaigned with during his election in 2016. Useless criminals!

RuudVanNisteroy:

God will continue to cause confusion in the enemies camp and they will all expose each other. ,