The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has described Governor Monday Okpebholo’s first year in office as a “lost year,” marked by drift, and collapse of governance structures.
The party alleged that contracts are awarded with complimentary cards, in the absence of a tenders’ board in the last one year of the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state.
Chairman of the PDP in the Edo state, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi who made the claim during a press briefing on Thursday, stated that “No new capital project has been initiated apart from ill-conceived flyover contracts designed to siphon public funds.”
Aziegbemi accused the Okpebholo administration of mismanaging the state resources, alledging that while former fovernor Godwin Obaseki received ₦154 billion over 10 months in 2024, his successor had received ₦236 billion within the same period without any tangible development.
Continuing, the PDP chairman added, “For months, the state had no functioning cabinet. When finally constituted, it became an over-bloated team of recycled aides without vision or coherence.”
Aziegbemi condemned the “destruction” of the Edo Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS), which he described as one of Obaseki’s landmark reforms.
According to him, “For almost a year, no Certificates of Occupancy have been signed. This failure has stranded investors and reignited land disputes.”
However, the state Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, dismissed the opposition party’s claims, alleging that the PDP strives in lies, and deep in deceit.
”Responding to PDP is like watching bunch of comedians looking for spectators. We are too busy to be distracted by the rantings of such political party with dithering nomenclature,” he added.
