Obaseki’s probe: ‘Don’t do it,’ Wike cautions Okpebholo

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State against embarking on a probe of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, urging him instead to focus on the development of the state.

Okpebholo, last Friday, said that his administration will set up a commission of inquiry to look into ex-Governor Godwin Obaseki’s records.

The governor made the disclosure while speaking to party leaders, youths, market women, civil servants, professional bodies and groups during a victory parade held at the Government House, Benin City, the state capital.

Speaking in Benin City on Sunday evening, Wike said that probing Obaseki would yield no meaningful results and could distract the governor from the task of governance.

“If there is someone who would have encouraged Okpebholo to probe and prosecute Obaseki, that person should be me, but what I suffered in ensuring that he returned for a second term and how he paid me back is now in the past,” Wike said, according to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Monday

“We must pass through this process in life, move on for the development of Edo State. Don’t do it, I’m the one who should have told you to pursue this man, I know what I’ve gone through,” he added.

The FCT minister said personal grievances should not cloud the mission of governance, even though he admitted that Obaseki had treated him unfairly. Punch