The Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has cautioned Senator Monday Okpebholo against claiming credit for the construction of Temboga Road and other projects initiated and completed during the tenure of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, criticised Okpebholo’s claim that his administration was flagging off the construction of the 7.5km Temboga Road.
Nehikhare described the statement as disingenuous and misleading, asserting that the project had already been completed by the previous Obaseki-led government.
Nehikhare asked Okpebholo to avoid what he called “mendacious antics” of rewriting Obaseki’s administration’s achievements. Rather, he urged the governor to concentrate on carrying out his campaign pledges by starting initiatives that complement his administration’s plans for Edo State.
He said, “It is unfortunate that Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governor-elect, and his administration are starting on the wrong footing by resorting to deceiving the people of Edo State with false claims of initiating projects already completed by the Obaseki-led government.
“One such project is the 7.5km Temboga Road, which was both initiated and constructed under the Obaseki administration. This is utterly preposterous and condemnable. We urge the governor-elect and his administration to desist from such ignoble acts immediately.
“Edo people deserve better than disingenuousness and deceit. Rather than engaging in these mendacious tactics to rewrite the performance records of Governor Obaseki’s administration, we call on Senator Okpebholo to focus on delivering his campaign promises to the people of Edo State and initiating his own projects that reflect his administration’s vision for the state, if indeed such a vision exists.”
