Governor Obaseki To Spend N1.5Billion On Official Vehicles For 24 Edo New Lawmakers

As 24 members of the Edo State House of Assembly have been inaugurated, the state government has perfected plan to spend N60million each on 24 lawmakers official vehicles.

Investigations revealed that the Chief Judge of the state will also benefit from the state government gestures.

The purchase of the vehicles for the lawmakers and the Chief Judge was sequel to the approval of N3.5billion loan to the state governor, Godwin Obaseki by the outgone 7th Assembly at its valedictory session last Thursday, June 8, 2023

At the session, the immediate past speaker, Hon. Marcus Onobun and his 10-member house approved the sum of N3.5billion loan contract facility requested by the governor.

The speaker disclosed that out of the total amount, N1.5 billion was for procurement of vehicles for the incoming 24 members of the eight Assembly and for the Chief Judge of Edo State.

He also added that the balance of N2 billion was to fund critical infrastructure at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital.

It was further learnt that the outgone assembly was to go away with their Pajero Jeep as part of severance benefit in addition to other undisclosed benefits while the speaker would go with his either Lexus 470 or Lexus 570 Jeep.

Two out of the members were reelected while the speaker, Hon Marcus Onobun has since resumed at the National Assembly representing Esan Central/ Esan West/ Igueben Federal Constituency.

Still at its last plenary session, the outgone members at the Committee of a whole also considered and passed a bill to amend a law to make provisions for the emolument of elected political officers and Public Officers 2007.

Also passed was a bill for a law to amend the Pension Rights of the Governor and Deputy Governor Law, 2007, which was amended.

Unlike the previous legislators the contents of the amended two critical bills were not made public.

Infopowerng reports that Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, representing Owan west constituency has been elected Speaker, while Hon. Mariam Edeko from Esan North East II has been appointed as Deputy Speaker.