Why Gov Okpebholo freezed all Edo state-owned bank accounts | Read Details
Governor Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate freezing of all Edo state-owned accounts in commercial banks.
This was contained in a statement issued by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Thursday.
“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must comply with this order and ensure full compliance without any further delays.
“After the necessary investigations and reconciliations, the Governor will do the needful and decide on the way forward. For now, this order stands,” the statement read in part.
Meanwhile, the governor, has reverted the naming of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to the former Ministry of Works.
According to him, the former was infamously conceptualized during the administration of Godwin Obaseki who he said didn’t construct any bridges nor good roads.
“It is funny how you can call a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges. Ironically, not a single bridge was built by the same administration. Not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will look at more actions taken by the previous administration, and more decisions will be made in the best interest of the state,” he added.
