Edo 2020
It Was Wicked Of Obaseki To Ditch Storm Water Project – Ize-Iyamu
Says Gov Gives Police Only N5m From N600m Security Vote
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City
The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has described as wickedness on the part of Governor Godwin Obaseki his refusal to complete the Benin Storm Water project after his company, Afri-Invest Limited got a chunk of the commission from the project.
Speaking during a live facebook session, Ize-Iyamu pledged to complete the project.
“The water storm project cannot be abandoned. I didn’t initiate it, but we must commend those who planned it. Even four years ago when I was contesting, I commended the foresight because flooding is a major challenge in Benin.”
“To abandon the project the way it has been abandoned is imprudent and wicked, especially coming from a governor that was part of its conception. Afri Invest was involved in the financing of the water storm project and got a huge commission form it. How do you rationalize a governor who was part of that process to now decide that he is not interested in the project?”
The water storm project is a project that must be completed”, he said. “We will appraise it and do it at a reasonable cost.”
He also derided the governor’s allocation of N5 million to the police for security out of what he claimed was the monthly N600 million security vote.
“The present government has not been able to show any serious commitment to the security funding of the state. Every month, the governor collects over N600 million as security vote and gives the police N5 million. That does not show commitment to security. N5m is not even enough to fuel vehicles”, he said.
Ize-Iyamu further expressed concerns about how Edo seems to be the only state in the South-South that has not made adequate investments in technology which can be used to combat crime.
“In this age, what is our investment in technology? Edo State might be the only state in the South-South that does not have trackers that can be used to trace kidnappers. The government must show sincerity in combating crime.”
He also indicated his commitment to developing agriculture in Edo state, saying that his vision is to ensure Edo produces food for the rest of Nigeria during his first term in office.
Other issues he spoke on during the course of the engagement include teachers’ welfare and healthcare delivery, among others.
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