Obaseki also disclosed that his administration is leaving behind N27 billion to pay for projects and other obligations
By Kehinde Okeowo
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Friday alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC), has borrowed between N2 billion and N5 billion to finance the inauguration of governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo.
He made this known at the inauguration of 10-man caretaker committee members of the State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
According to the outgoing governor, his administration left behind almost N27 billion to pay for projects and other obligations.
Speaking ahead of the inauguration, after dissolving his cabinet, Obaseki said, “In this holiday period, they will want to spend as much money as possible to confuse the people. They are going to struggle to change their perception.
“We have almost N27 billion to pay for projects and obligations, but they have started blowing it, and they have gone to borrow money for the inauguration which is going to cost them N2 to N5 billion. That is the money they will first take from the treasury.”
Obaseki went on to assure PDP members in the state that he would not be far away from the party, pledging he would remain to give advice.
He also told the party’s chieftains and faithful that the party would reclaim its stolen mandate.
“We will get our stolen mandate back, for the sake of Nigeria because if we allow the APC to go with our stolen mandate, it will mark the end of democracy in Nigeria.
“This fight is not for our candidate but for the people of Nigeria and our nation’s democracy”, he added.
Okpebholo, the candidate of the APC, who defeated PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo in the September 21 Edo governorship election, is expected to be sworn in on Tuesday, November 12.