Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday accused his predecessor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, of collecting N5bn for the dualisation of the Okada dual carriage road which was never executed.
Governor Oshiomhole said the new 8.5km Uhen-Olumoye road also in Ovia North East local government was a testimony of what a focus government can do.
Oshiomhole who spoke while inaugurating the Uhen-Olumoye road said the APC would continue to deliver people-oriented projects to the people of Edo State.
He said the road was a reward to the people of the affected communities for putting their trust in him.
Governor Oshiomhole told the people that the road project was part of the debt he paid back to appreciate the trust reposed in him by the people when they voted for him.
He promised that the five years black out being experienced by the people would be solved next week.
He said: “The only thing I want to reveal is that the man our party, APC, has chosen to continue from where I will stop, to start part two is not a stranger in governance.
“The day we held the state executive council meeting where we took the decision to construct this road, he was there in the meeting because he is the chairman of the economic team. So, there is nothing we do that he doesn’t know about. He knows where we want to go and where we are at the moment. He also knows what is remaining and he knows how to do what is remaining. That is why we say we want to consolidate on what we have done and we want to go to the next level.
“So, I want to promise you that Godwin Obaseki will even do better because he doesn’t have to learn the work again. After we have worked for eight years, I will withdraw and he will take over. I have no fear about that. And I promise you that APC will do more. Even if I am sleeping, I know that Obaseki will do well.”
The APC governorship candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, promised to do more for the people of Ovia North East when he emerges Governor on November 12.
Obaseki added, “So, what we are doing this evening is to thank you on behalf of our people in Ovia and to assure you and my people from Ovia that this development we have started will not end with you. By the grace of God, we will extend what you have started. September 28th is the date; let us vote APC so that what we have started can continue.”