Obaseki, Oshiomhole War Enters Gear 5 As Gov Orders Oshiomhole’s Probe

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Again, it turns out the last has not been heard on the lingering feud between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his predecessor, also the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. This is as the former has ordered the probe of contracts for the construction of the Benin Specialist Hospital and supply of hospital equipment.

The contracts were awarded while Oshiomhole was at the helms as Governor in Edo.

Recall ahead of this latest move, The New Diplomat had recently reported that beyond the trading of words between the two camps, the loyalists of the Edo Governor have escalated the crisis to the national level by allegedly initiating moves aimed at reopening a review of some critical appointments of federal appointees nominated by Oshiomhole to whittle down his national influence. However, this seems to be a tall order because President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly maintained that he will not interfere with appointment at the state level, therefore Governors should not interfere with his choice of appointees.

In another turn, the Obaseki-led administration on Tuesday constituted a Commission of Inquiry to conduct a detailed inquiry into the process leading to the conceptualisation, design, construction and equipping of the hospital and to determine if there was a breach of the Edo State Procurement Law and other extant laws and procedures.

In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie (Esq.), said the commission is to be chaired by Hon. Justice J.U. Oyomire (rtd), with Prof. Emmanuel Obaseiki-Ebor, Mrs Elizabeth Uwaifo, Enemaku Hilary Igemoh Esq., as members, while Mr Anthony Izevbekhale (Esq.) is to serve as the commission’s secretary.

ā€œThe appointment takes immediate effect,ā€ he noted.

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Speaking further, Ogie said the terms of reference of the commission includes: ā€œTo conduct a detailed inquiry into the processes leading to the conceptualization, design, construction and equipping of the Benin Specialist/Central Hospital Extension (originally designated as the Accident and Emergency Unit) and determine if same were in breach of the Edo State Procurement Law and other extant Laws and procedures in that regard.ā€

Others, according to him, are: ā€œto inquire into the process of tendering for, award, execution and payment for all contracts arising from and/or connected with the Benin Specialist/Central Hospital Extension and to determine if such payments (s) were made in compliance with extant laws.ā€

The commission is also charged: ā€œto verify the details and dates of construction carried out on the project and equipment supplied on the Hospital project and to determine if same were in line with the contract stipulations and timelinesā€.

According to him, they are to ā€œidentify any losses and/or damages incurred or suffered by the Edo State Government and to further identify all persons responsible for such losses or damagesā€.

Ogie noted that the commission will ā€œmake appropriate recommendations for such disciplinary civil or criminal sanctions to be meted out against any persons found to be responsible for such losses or damages suffered by Edo State Government arising from failure to follow extant Laws and procedures.

Other tasks include, ā€œTo make recommendations to Government to prevent a reoccurrence of such breaches, losses or damages in the future and make such further recommendations to the Government as may be considered by the Commission.ā€

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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