200 vehicles were reported missing earlier by a committee Edo State established to recover vehicles and other stateassets.
According to Fred Itua, Governor Monday Okpebholo’s chief press secretary, nearly 500 Edo State Government vehicles are still unaccounted for.
A committee Edo State set up to recover vehicles and other state assets had previously received reports of 200 missing vehicles.
However, Itua stated that the number has increased based on data from the Kelly Okungbowa-led committee.
On Monday’s episode of Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics, Itua stated, “As of this morning, based on my findings, the committee established to recover vehicles had recovered approximately ten vehicles.”
The chairman of that committee told me that the initial estimate of 200 vehicles was underestimated, stating that there are nearly 500 vehicles still unaccounted for. As of yesterday, they had located the homes of approximately 21 of those vehicles, which belonged to a high-ranking official from the previous administration.
He claimed that a former official from Godwin Obaseki’s previous administration was also linked to some of the missing cars.
Then, another—roughly 15—was found in the home of another [high ranking official in Obaseki’s administration], and they plan to lawfully reclaim these cars and other state property that are in private hands, which should not have happened in the first place.
Itua claimed that some Okpebholo administration officials lacked cars and that Obaseki left nothing to the current administration.
This is the most recent development in the Edo State government’s investigation into Obaseki’s administration, which was turned over a few weeks ago.
In the September 21 gubernatorial election, Okpebholo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Obaseki, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Obaseki’s designated candidate, Asue Ighodalo.
A committee was recently established by the Edo government to look into Obaseki’s government. The governor’s “promise to ensure probity, accountability, and transparency in governance” was cited as the reason for the action.
“However, Obaseki asserted that Okpebholo’s action was a smokescreen to hide his [governor’s] incapacity and lack of leadership preparation in the wake of the strained relationship between the predecessor and successor.
Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki’s media assistant, stated, “We are aware of their intentions regarding the diversionary investigations. Since the governor-elect was elected with a stolen mandate, it is merely a smokescreen to hide his incapacity and lack of readiness for office.
“Instead of wasting state resources concealing his ineptitude in pointless investigations, we would like to advise Okpebholo to concentrate on governance and bettering the lives of the Edo people.”
