By Afolabi Samuel Odunayo
In a bid to restore ethical conduct in governance, governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has directed that about 22 vehicles which were allegedly taken away illegally by erstwhile deputy governor of the State, Philip Shaibu be returned to the Government of Edo State, accordingly.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Chris Osa Nehikhare, shared the information in an open statement signed on Tuesday.
The Commissioner maintained that Philip Shaibu has been served a seven-day deadline to return the vehicles or face the consequences of his action or inaction.
The Commissioner noted that the full details of the 22 vehicles which were said to have been inappropriately carted away by the former deputy governor of Edo state have been captured in a statement entitled “Public Notice On Retrieval Of 22 Official Government Vehicles.”
The notice also warned Shaibu about the dangers and possibility of forced retrieval of the said vehicles by security operatives should he fail to act in accordance with the public pronouncement of the Edo State government regarding the alleged 22 government vehicles illegally in his possession.
“The Edo State Government hereby issues this notice directing the retrieval of official government vehicles allocated to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Edo State, which are currently in the custody of the former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.
“The former Deputy Governor is by this notice given a seven-day ultimatum from the date of this publication to return the vehicles, as relevant security agencies have been put on alert to retrieve the vehicles after the expiration of the notice,” the notice stated.
