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Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has berated former Edo Governor and lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomomole over recent uncouth, disparaging comments credited to him on national television and targeted particularly at a notable Nigerian opposition leader and former Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon Barr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
Mr. Oshiomomole, had during Channels TV program “Politics Today”, anchored by Seun Akinboloye, accused Amaechi of shutting down the Judiciary in Rivers State when he was Governor, calling him ‘the most terrible’ and accusing him of mismanaging the rail system during his ministerial tenure under the late President Mohammadu Buhari. Oshiomole also faulted Amaechi’s contribution in the victory of the APC in 2015, alleging that as Director- General of the Presidential Campaign of the APC, he boycotted the polls.
Reacting through a statement made available to the media, Chief Eze said Oshiomole and his irks in the APC are currently finding their bile rising at the thoughts of the imminent defeat that awaits the clueless administration of the APC at the centre led by the notable kakistocratic kleptomaniac, Bola Tinubu, whose gross incompetence has seen the country drift into the abyss.
The APC Chief said, Amaechi left the Rivers State Government House, not just as the best Governor the state has produced but also the best in the history of Nigeria with verifiable records of multi-sectorial developmental strides. Whereas Adams Oshiomomole left in Edo, a legacy rooted in ruthless looting of public funds running into hundreds of billions of naira.
It is in record that 80% of contracts executed during the Oshiomhole administration in Edo State were never advertised and the costs massively inflated.
The same Oshiomomole who used N5 billion for chartered flights during his time as governor of his state aside from his fraudulent indulgences in contract splitting, where contracts for roads awarded along with road infrastructures such as street lights, walk ways, drainage were later re-awarded to the same contractors?
Is it not the same Oshiomomole who diverted security votes to proxy accounts vis: Chief M. A. Kadiri vouchers from 2008 to the last day of his administration, totalling N42 billion?
It was Oshiomomole who as Governor, inflated the price of the purchase of 2 units of Toyota Prado TXL at N28,953,600.00. “ Sata Motors Ltd., 3 Oyaide Street, GRA, Benin city, purchase of 2 units of Toyota Land Cruisers V8 at N45,031,200.”
As Governor, Oshiomomole constructed 168 male students’ hostel complex at the rate of N10 million per room at the University of Science and Technology, Uzaire. The said contract was awarded to Messrs A & K Construction Ltd. at a
total cost of N1,880,483,836.66.
He used the common patrimony of Edo people to build an event centre, cinema theatre hall and shopping mall, directly opposite the University of Benin, Ugbowo,
Benin city.
It is the same Oshiomhole expended N20 billion on personal mansion at Okoro Otun and a hotel constructed next to Benin Club in GRA, Benin City.
As Governor, Oshiomomole used state money to acquire properties everywhere in Edo to satisfy his thirst for avaricious land-grabbing like his irk did in Port Harcourt and is doing in FCT as Minister.
