Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has revealed that that his administration is leaving behind a debt of almost ₦27 billion to pay for projects and obligations.
OsunDailyNG reports that Obaseki made this known on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the inauguration of 10-man caretaker committee members of the State’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benin City.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday Okpebholo, who defeated the PDP’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, in the September 21, 202,4, governorship election in the State, would be sworn in on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
Obaseki, who dissolved his cabinet ahead of the inauguration of the new governor, said the incoming administration will struggle to change the perception of debt after his exit from office.
He also alleged that the APC is borrowing between N2 billion and N5 billion to finance the inauguration of Okpebholo.
Speaking further, Obaseki assured the people that he would not be far away from the party or leave the party but would remain to give advice.
He also assured the party’s chieftains and faithful that the party would reclaim its stolen mandate.
He said, “In this holiday period, they will want to spend as much money as possible to confuse the people. They are going to struggle to change their perception.
“We have almost N27 billion to pay for projects and obligations, but they have started blowing it, and they have gone to borrow money for the inauguration which is going to cost them N2 to N5 billion. That is the money they will first take from the treasury.
“We will get our stolen mandate back, for the sake of Nigeria because if we allow the APC to go with our stolen mandate, it will mark the end of democracy in Nigeria.
“This fight is not for our candidate but for the people of Nigeria and our nation’s democracy.”
