Four days after the suspension of Samson Osagie, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and Damian Lawani, chairman of the Local Service Commission by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the suspension of the duo as the governor’s zero-tolerance approach to corruption.
Governor Okpebholo had last Wednesday, February 5, 2025, suspended the duo for alleged grave financial infractions.
DAILY POST also recalled that the leadership of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had in a statement opined that the suspension validated its concerns about the alleged reckless financial,mismanagement, maladministration and illegality under the leadership of Senator Monday Okpebholo.
Reacting to the PDP allegations, the State chapter of APC, while defending Governor Okpebholo noted that the action was in demonstration of the governor’s commitment to accountability and transparency, the qualities the party’s noted were absent in the PDP-led immediate past administration.
A statement by Prince Peter Uwadiae, the State Publicity Secretary of the party and made available to newsmen in Benin City on Saturday posited that Governor Okpebholo’s decision to suspend the officials aligns with global best practices
