Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has revealed that he personally purchased a new office chair after his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, left with the official one bearing Nigeria’s Coat of Arms.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, February 20, Okpebholo stated that while he would not initiate a personal probe into Obaseki’s administration, the system would eventually scrutinize financial matters and recover any misappropriated funds.
“I am not the one probing them. The system will probe them. I’m telling you, so much money is tied to different things. Those monies will come out when the time comes. I’m not going to hide anything,” he asserted.
The governor recounted his experience upon assuming office, noting that he had to fund the purchase of a new chair after Obaseki allegedly took the previous one.
“Even when I entered government, I had to use my money to buy my seat. Obaseki took his seat. The chair, yes. It was in the office with the Nigerian Coat of Arms.
He took it. Somebody who can take an office chair, tell me what he will not take,” Okpebholo remarked.
On his political rise, the governor credited his victory to divine intervention, emphasizing that he would still win even if he contested again in the next two decades.
“Can you even point out one godfather who was pushing me?” he asked when questioned about his political backers. “God was using people to help me, to support me, to get to where I am today.”
“Let me tell you, Edo people spoke. We were hungry for a change. Even in the next 20 years, I will win. When I won my Senate seat, there was a sitting senator.
At that time, everything was working against us. There was no water in my place, there was no light, there was no road, there was no money, no fuel. Everything was against us.”