Okpebholo Wooing House Members With N200 Million - PDP Alleges The party suggested that the N200 million was promised to PDP House members that would defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the statement on Thursday, Edo PDP Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, revealed the Governor preferred to waste resources while the state’s infrastructure decays.
“The PDP is aware of the ploy by Senator Monday Okpebholo to splash N200 million each to induce members of the Edo State House of Assembly voted on the PDP platform to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We criticise in the strongest terms Senator Okpebholo’s desperate plans to squander the resources of the people of Edo State on political horse-trading for his own survival, while modal sectors of the state continue in dire need of government intervention,” he reported.
According to PDP, Edo State is disputed by insecurity, poor health sector and decayed infrastructure, yet the Governor allegedly aims to spend billions to buy lawmakers.
“Unfortunately, amidst all these opposes, Okpebholo’s only homology is his political survival, as he schemes, along with his many political godfathers, to squander billions of naira that should be used to reform the subsists of Edo people, on inducing Assembly members to defect to the APC.
“This is executive rascality at its peak and we dare announce that this brazen act of corruption and reckless misplacement of priorities is shameful and unacceptable,” he revealed.
PDP summoned on residents of the state, civil society organizations and anti-corruption agencies to rise against the Governor’s suggested reckless spending of the state’s resources.
“We are not however surprised by Okpebholo’s insatiable appetite for power at the expense of development and security of the State, having come to office unprepared through the backdoor via the election that is widely considered the most flawed and manipulated in the history of Nigeria and whose outcome is keenly contested in court.
“While we summon on all well-meaning Edo people, civil society groups, and anti-corruption agencies to rise against this abuse of power and reckless misappropriation of state resources, we want to restate that as a party, we are undaunted by the evil machinations of Senator Okpebholo and the APC as we continue the popular party in the State,” he added.
Editorial: Although this allegation is condemnable if found to be truth but in the sense of politics it is far more decent for the socio-economic development of Edo State than the approach deployed by the immediate past Governor who declared war against the APC-dominated House of Assembly and left no legacy at the assembly for four years.
Wooing House members with N200m each could be described outrageous considering the amount of money involved, but it could be understandable that the price is exaggerated while the allegation holds truth.
Above all, while PDP in Edo State form part of the good people of Edo State who should be more concerned about how their state resources are disbursed by Governor Okpebholo, it should be more concerned about the integrity of its party members who happen to be the House members.
PDP should question itself about the loyalties of its members dominating the House if their priorities is money or love for the party?
PDP should ask its house members if they were not witnesses to how former APC dominated house members defended the integrity of their party, even facing the worst treatment from former Governor Godwin Obaseki?
It is believed, PDP should focus more on its members dominating the House than the Governor trying to play administrative politics to beautifully shape its tenure by creating mutual interface between the House and the Executive in the state.
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Published 3/7/2025