The Edo State Government has advised associates of Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo to wait until November 12 to begin governance instead of making spurious allegations and claims aimed to create the impression that there were two governors in Edo State.
Recall that Okpebholo had raised an alarm over alleged shady loan deals and looting of government assets by officials in the outgoing Godwin Obaseki administration.
With handover less than a month away, Okpebholo warned banks and financial institutions to halt loan approvals for the outgoing government.
The lawmaker expressed concern over reports of loan acquisitions under suspicious headings and widespread looting of government properties, including vehicles, furniture, and gadgets.
Reacting in a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, described recent statements by a so-called special assistant to the Governor-elect as spurious.
He said the statement was not only incoherent and riddled with fake news but also contained unfounded conjectures targeted at undermining government.
He said: “A self-styled special assistant who nobody knows issued a statement to create the impression that there were two governors in Edo State. Assuming he is really speaking for the Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, the immodesty is most reprehensible. He made wild allegations, which he cannot substantiate because they are barefaced lies.
“It is quite understandable that these elements are angling for jobs, but there must be some sort of clear-headedness and not this resort to outlandish and amateurish mudsling.”
“The next administration begins on November 12, 2024, and actors representing the incoming administration should wait for this date to come before they begin to govern as there cannot be two governors of Edo State at the same time,” he added.