Guber: Ize-Iyamu Alleges Use of State’s Fund
— Jul 16, 2016 10:50 am | Leave a comment
As the build up to the forth coming governorship election in Edo State heats up, the Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation has raised the alarm over huge disbursement of Edo State financial resources to continuing support of the campaign of the All Progressive Congress’ (APC) governorship candidate, Godwin Obaseki.
A statement issued yesterday by the Media Unit of the campaign organisation, said the alleged draining of the state’s fund by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for promotion of his candidate for the September 10 governor election is coming at a time when many local government council are being owned 15 to 17 month salaries.
The organisation said it is more alarmed as a result of thousands of naira the governor disbursed last Wednesday to the APC’s structures in all 18 local government areas for procurement of people and supporters to the kick-off of APC’s governorship campaign holding today.
According to the statement, ‘’We have received a solid evidence on Thursday that Governor Oshiomhole at a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benin City, Wednesday, disbursed thousands of naira of Edo State’s fund to all APC leaders in 18 local government areas for procurement of people to attend the APC campaign rally on Saturday.
‘’We are worried because Edo State’s fund is being uncontrollably disbursed for promotion of APC’s candidate at a time Adams Oshiomhole is saying there is no money to pay local government council’s workers’ salaries for months.’’
Requesting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies to investigate the use of Edo State’s fund to promote a private candidate in the coming election, the Pastor Ize-Iyamu campaign organisation said that “Oshiomhole has to resort to this panicky and sacred measures because ofA the swelling opposition the APC and the governor are receiving from all nooks of the state.
‘’It is shocking that at time Oshiomhole is recklessly wasting the state fund for promotion of Godwin Obaseki’s governorship ambition, our people are languishing in abject poverty, the basic social and health amenities are not available in our local government areas. This is a crime against the people’’, the statement added.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, reiterated his promise to provide a system whereby sick patients can be transferred to secondary and tertiary healthcare systems, if elected.
A statement issued yesterday by the Media Unit of the campaign organisation, said the alleged draining of the state’s fund by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for promotion of his candidate for the September 10 governor election is coming at a time when many local government council are being owned 15 to 17 month salaries.
The organisation said it is more alarmed as a result of thousands of naira the governor disbursed last Wednesday to the APC’s structures in all 18 local government areas for procurement of people and supporters to the kick-off of APC’s governorship campaign holding today.
According to the statement, ‘’We have received a solid evidence on Thursday that Governor Oshiomhole at a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benin City, Wednesday, disbursed thousands of naira of Edo State’s fund to all APC leaders in 18 local government areas for procurement of people to attend the APC campaign rally on Saturday.
‘’We are worried because Edo State’s fund is being uncontrollably disbursed for promotion of APC’s candidate at a time Adams Oshiomhole is saying there is no money to pay local government council’s workers’ salaries for months.’’
Requesting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies to investigate the use of Edo State’s fund to promote a private candidate in the coming election, the Pastor Ize-Iyamu campaign organisation said that “Oshiomhole has to resort to this panicky and sacred measures because ofA the swelling opposition the APC and the governor are receiving from all nooks of the state.
‘’It is shocking that at time Oshiomhole is recklessly wasting the state fund for promotion of Godwin Obaseki’s governorship ambition, our people are languishing in abject poverty, the basic social and health amenities are not available in our local government areas. This is a crime against the people’’, the statement added.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, reiterated his promise to provide a system whereby sick patients can be transferred to secondary and tertiary healthcare systems, if elected.
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