Obaseki Allegedly Using Edobest To Defraud Citizens, World Bank, Others – Afegbua

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of laying bobby traps for the incoming administration of Monday Okpebholo with the recruitment of 4000 teachers.

Naija News reports that a member of the APC Transition Committee, Prince Kassim Afegbua, made the accusation on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.

Afegbua argued that the employment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing governor was done in bad faith.

He alleged that the recruitment was an attempt to overload the system for the incoming government.

Afegbua said, “All through his active years as Chief Executive of Edo State, Governor Obaseki could not recruit any teacher to reinvigorate the educational interest of the state.

“We are, however, saddened by the sudden realisation in the twilight of his administration that the educational sector now needs teachers.

“It is pertinent to alert the public, particularly those allegedly recruited as teachers, to disregard the exercise and see it as another political ploy by Governor Obaseki, known for using EdoBest to allegedly defraud the citizens, the World Bank and other donor agencies.

“He only used the project for personal self-aggrandisement and that of his cronies. If he meant well for the state, he ought to have done this recruitment long before now that his game was up.”

Speaking further, he insisted that the recruitment has confirmed APC’s position that the EdoBest project was a hoax and not for the good of the Edo people or its educational system.

He alleged that the outgoing governor used the project for his self-interest by playing with the future of the children of the state.

Afegbua recalled that Governor Obaseki’s predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, had recruited 2,500 teachers at the twilight of his administration, which he (Obaseki) flagrantly discontinued on assumption of office in 2016, out of alleged hatred for those who helped him to power.