Edo 2019 Budget: PDP Kicks Against Obaseki’s N7bn Travel Allowance

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the seven billion naira travel allowances of Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki which was captured in the 2019 budget of the State.

Edo State chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih made the revelation during a recent campaign rally at Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State.

He said in the face of worsening economic challenges, the state government chose to legitimised corruption under the guise of attracting “foreign investors to the State”.

Governor Godwin Obaseki had on Wednesday December 19, 2018 signed the sum of N183.7 billion 2019 Appropriation Bill passed by the Edo State House of Assembly into law.

According to Chief Dan Orbih, “In this year alone, he (Governor Obaseki) has provided N7 billion for foreign trips. He says he is looking for foreign investors to come to the State.

“He (Obaseki) had travelled to Malaysia, Indonesia, China, etc looking for foreign investors and he came back with nothing! All we hear is campaign sounding promises!

“That governor is busy signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) everywhere and with every group, society, union and even in some cases, progressive union, hence he is now being referred to as MOU governor,” Chief Orbih added.

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