Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 inaugurate a 14-man State Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Members of the probe panel include; Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe – Chairman, Anslem Ojezuan – Deputy Chairman with Prince Kassim Afegbua, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, Hon. Patrick Idiake, and Hon. Rasaq Bello-Osagie as members.
The membership of the panel also include; Mr. Fredrick Unopah, , Mrs. Abdallah Eugenia, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, Mr. Kenny Okojie, Mrs. Lyndsey Tes-Sorae, and Hon. Abass Braimoh while Mr. Frank Osumuede Edebor Esq will serve as the Secretary of the Committee.
A statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, said that the constitution of the panel is in furtherance of the Governor Okpedholo’s initiative to set the State on the path of development and accountable leadership.
The statement said; “The need to set up a State Assets Verification Committee becomes very imperative. Despite repeated calls for a more holistic database of the Assets and Liabilities of the previous administration, the Godwin Obaseki-led Government came up with very scanty and limited Assets and Liabilities of the State.
“In line with the Governor’s campaign promise to ensure probity, accountability and transparency in Government, and to deepen the governance process, a Committee made up of respected sons and daughters from Edo State has to be constituted.
“The committee will be inaugurated at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, on Tuesday, 26th November, 2024, by 1pm prompt,” it said.
