Edo APC CRISIS: Oshiomhole in trouble as Gov Obaseki vows to probe contracts executed under his administration

Adams Oshiomhole, APC National chairman 

The rift between Gov. Godwin Obaseki, and his predecessor who is currently the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole deepens.

The governor has vowed that he will probe contracts for construction of structures and supply of equipment to Benin Central Hospital which were executed by the administration of Adams Oshiomhole, his predecessor.



In a statement which Crusoe Osage, his spokesman, issued on his behalf, Obaseki said the action was necessitated by numerous calls on the government to look into the contracts in which billions of taxpayers’ money were expended on “poorly executed projects”.

He said he would set up a commission of inquiry to ascertain if details of contract terms were adhered to, especially the quality of materials used for the building.



Osagie said the panel would also determine the “extent of irregularities” regarding the purchase of equipment among others.

“The state government will investigate allegations of fraud and irregularities with the contract for procurement of the hospital equipment,” he said.

He said the panel would also unravel why the equipment contracted were yet to be supplied and other claims made by the contractors.


“The contractors who handled the building had questions to answer including the shoddy jobs done among others,” he said.

Osagie said works were ongoing at the hospital to patch up parts of the hospital, as parts of the poorly constructed facilities leading to collapse of the roof in some sections.