Tony Ezimakor,Abuja
Governor Monday Okpenholo has vowed to expose alleged heists and monumental sleaze linked to the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state .
Okpebholo claimed in a statement signed by his aide, Fred Itua that the immediate past administration mismanaged resources of Edo people, denigrated revered traditional institutions and allocated state Commonwealth to the purse of few insatiable criminals in the state and ought to apologize to Edo People.
The statement said Senator Monday Okpebholo is in a hurry to develop Edo State and has since his inauguration a fortnight ago, remained undaunted, living up to the people’s expectations.
The governor he said, has solved problems that the Godwin Obaseki-led administration could not confront in eight years, welding the big stick against touts and criminal elements across various markets in Edo State.
“Governor Okpebholo has confronted and solved the hydra-headed cult clashes in Benin City and has stopped illegal revenue collections as well.
“He has flagged off the first flyover bridge in Edo State and is addressing key and challenging problems deliberately packaged by the Obaseki administration.
“The PDP and Obaseki are worried that the public will be dazed when details of the atrocities he supervised as governor are unearthed. Unfortunately, the Okpebholo-led administration owes it to Edo people to expose the PDP and Obaseki.
“Today, it is on record that the Obaseki-led heinous administration dubiously dolled out almost 500 Government-owned vehicles to his cronies and allies.
“The PDP-led heist in Edo State will be exposed. Governor Okpebholo-led administration will expose the atrocities of Obaseki and the factional PDP. No amount of blackmail will stop the Okpebholo-led administration from recovering the commonwealth of the people from a few dubious men
“Again, the PDP is openly displaying its ignorance. When members of the National Assembly are elevated, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives declare their seats vacant. We urge Edo people to ignore PDP’s open display of ignorance”.
Meanwhile the state government has declared it’s commitment to support victims of gender based violence (GBV)
Mrs. Ihensenkien who reaffirmed this commitment, cited the establishment of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) and the Vivian Centre as well as the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2021, as basis for the holistic support.
The State programme Coordinator of RoLAC, Mr. Imonitien Omokhodion, emphasized the need to report cases of GBV as soon as they occur or are witnessed. He assured that victims will be adequately supported and perpetrators will be brought to justice concerning any case of GBV.
