By DADA AYOKHAI
The Edo state governor Mr Godwin Obaseki has debunked the rumour of alleged plan to spend billions of naira of public fund to acquire official vehicles for members of the Edo State House of Assembly.
The governor spoke through his special Adviser on media projects, Crusoe Osagie when he addressed a group of protesters made up of civil society organizations and activists who were at the Government House, Benin City, to lament the high cost of petroleum products which has affected the cost of living, inflicting hardship and suffering on the people.
According to the special adviser, “It wouldn’t be fair for the governor to use billion to buy cars for EDHA members and fail to fix the roads in the State as both the legislature and the people have their expectations.
On the pump price increase, Osagie said the governor can’t singlehandedly change the fuel price as demanded by the protesters but will help channel their grievances in a letter to the appropriate quarters for action.
He noted, “Fuel subsidy is everybody’s problem as it is not only your problem. The governor can’t restore subsidies or change the fuel price as you can tell the Federal Government yourself. However, we will collect the letter and hand it over to the governor for onward transmission to the President in Abuja.
“The people are suffering. We are also feeling the pinch and understand what you are going through. It’s not fair that the federal government plans to give N8,000 to ordinary people and give above N100 billion to the National Assembly as no reasonable person will accept that.”
