How Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Remitted Over N12bn to PDP Leaders, Gov Okpebholo Explains

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Benin City, Edo state – The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, accused suspended 18 local government council chairmen of remitting over N12 billion to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Okpebholo alleged that the suspended local government chairmen remitted N800 million every month for 18 months.

Okpebholo explained that money was remitted using the tag “Environmental security funding”
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The governor said the money was tagged “Environmental security funding”.

As reported by Nigerian Tribune, he disclosed when the acting Chairmen and Councilors paid him a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City on Tuesday, January 7.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor explained that he discovered this during a meeting with the Accountant-General.

The Edo state governor said he got the information from the book and the spending had no explanation.

“I picked interest in some of the spending because I saw an item which was tagged “Environmental security funding.

“I have never heard of that before, and the amount involved was huge, N800 million every month. These Chairmen were contributing this money and gave it to leaders of a party.”

Okpebholo said his deputy had a meeting with the former Chairmen to explain the money allocated to Environmental Security funding, but they could not after two weeks.

“He asked them to provide their books, and they agreed and said they would in 24 hours, but the Deputy said no, Iet it be in 48 hours.

“But these Chairmen didn’t obey the instructions in two weeks as none of them submitted their books.”

Edo councillors impeach LG chairmen, take over power

Meanwhile, TheTalk.NG reported that Governor Okpebholo-led APC continue to make effort to take over the 18 local government area in Edo state.

At least two LG chairmen and their vice have been impeached by elected councilors in Esan North-East and Akoko-Edo.

The LG chairmen was accused of “gross misconduct, abuse of office, and failure to uphold their oath of office.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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