- Oshiomole gave the advice during the celebration of the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the election of Okpebholo as the state governor
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has advised Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo to investigate the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki.
Oshiomole gave the advice during the celebration of the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the election of Okpebholo as the state governor.
Oshiomhole, also a former governor of Edo and Obaseki’s predecessor, said now that the legal battle over the outcome of the gubernatorial election has been put to rest, the incumbent government must go after Obaseki and recover the State money he stashed in a hotel.
Oshiomhole said the governor now has time to look into all the roads that Obaseki built which he said have now washed up, noting that the roads he (Oshiomhole) constructed are far superior to those built by Obaseki.
He stated that Okpebholo must “look at that hotel where Edo state money in tens of billions of dollars was taken”.
He challenged Obaseki to a popularity contest, saying he is more liked and widely celebrated by residents of the state.
He said: “So by the time your Excellency now has time for the second rematch, Obaseki will have to come out from hiding to answer to those questions. We have come to rescue Edo, but to rescue means you must also investigate.
“How did we get here? So that in the future nobody will get there. God will give you the wisdom, the energy and everything required to keep our state going.
“I now challenge Obaseki to come to Edo; let us work as former governors. Let us all walk on the streets of Benin. Let’s see who did what to affect the life of the people.”
On Thursday, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, held that the Candidate of the People Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, failed to prove allegations of over-voting, non-compliance with the Electoral Act, and other infractions cited as grounds to challenge Okpebholo’s electoral victory.
In a unanimous judgment, the court ruled that based on the evidence before it, Ighodalo was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast.