PDP Accuses Okpebholo Of Wasting Edo Resources On Political Jamborees
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come down difficult on Governor Monday Okpebholo, accusing him of turning the state into a “theatre of political jamborees” while allegedly neglecting core responsibilities in leadership.
In a declaration issued Friday, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP Caretaker Committee in Edo, Chris Osa Nehikhare, described the governor’s recent political gatherings as reckless, self-serving and devoid of any meaningful benefit to the individuals.
The opposition party stated it was appalling, disappointing and most irrational that Okpebholo, who it claims has been junketing across the country in search of loans, is now allegedly spending billions of naira in citizenry funds to host political events.
“Barely days after squandering billions of scarce citizenry funds to host APC governors in Benin City, Okpebholo is set to waste even more taxpayers’ money on another hollow gathering, the so-called South-South Summit,” Nehikhare stated.
He added that these events are happening while Edo’s health, education, and infrastructure sectors are in a “state of abandonment,” and the governor has failed to implement any “visible projects or individuals-focused programmes.” Naija Report reported that the PDP further alleged that leadership has taken a back seat under Okpebholo’s administration.
“This is not only reckless and condemnable, but an affirmation that Okpebholo is a politician completely out of his depth,” the declaration read.
“How can a governor pleading for loans to stay afloat justify back-to-back carnivals with no value to the individuals except to promote his selfish interests?” The party claimed that the motivation behind the governor’s recent flurry of political activity is to influence the impending Supreme Court judgment over the controversial 2024 gubernatorial election, which the PDP has continued to challenge.
“These jamborees are a calculated ploy to curry favour with Leader Bola Tinubu and paint a false image of popularity ahead of the Supreme Court ruling,” Nehikhare alleged.
“Okpebholo and his cronies are staging these demonstrates to blackmail the Leader and judiciary, parading themselves as presidential allies in hopes of manipulating the judicial outcome.” The PDP additionally repeated its claim that Okpebholo “came into office through the backdoor,” alleging that his emergence was the product of “one of the most fraudulent and manipulated elections in recent Nigerian past.” While expressing confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary and Leader Tinubu’s integrity, the PDP urged the governor to shift his attention from “politics of deception” and deliver on his mandate to the individuals.
“The individuals of Edo are watching.
They are not fooled by rented crowds or sponsored praise-singing.
What they demand is positive leadership, not theatrics,” the PDP stated.
