The Edo state Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the constitution of a 14-man State Assets Verification Committee to probe the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki.
A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Fred Itua, said the committee would be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
The statement indicated that the committee is headed by a retired Federal permanent secretary, Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe.
The statement reads in parts: “In furtherance of the Governor’s initiative to set the State on the path of development and accountable leadership, 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.”