Edo State former governor, Godwin Obaseki’s media aide, Crusoe Osagie has lambasted the incumbent governor, Monday Okpebholo over his plan to probe Obaseki.

Osagie in a statement said; “Our attention has been drawn to a laughable and utterly ridiculous statement by the Monday Okpebholo’s administration setting up a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki, who is globally acclaimed to have run one of the most transparent, accountable and prudent governments in the history of Nigeria.”

“This is another in the list of the barrage of meaningless probes which the governor and his directionless government is embarking on since they got into Dennis Osadebey Avenue through the back door.”

“From probing civil servants’ employment to probing Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), and probing vehicles and other assets of government, among others, the governor-select has continued to show that he is bereft of ideas and lacks a clear vision for the development of the State and has therefore resorted to these charades of empty probes to buy time and distract from his incompetence and unpreparedness for office.”

“His plan is to treat Edo people like an undiscerning mob that you can distract with a show like the duel of gladiators in the Ancient Roman Coliseum.”

“But Okpebholo will soon learn that he is the governor with the hardest job in Nigeria because the Edo people of Edo State are wise and can hardly be fooled. His diversionary probes may succeed in deceiving people in some States in Nigeria but certainly not those in Edo State.”

For those who don’t know, Governor Okpebholo has unveiled a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.

According to a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua on Sunday, the committee will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 26 November, 2024 at Government House in Benin City.