APC committee not ready for peaceful transition, says Edo govt
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said the outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, will present a detailed handover note to the incoming government of Senator Monday Okpebholo despite the boycotting of the joint transition committees’ meeting by the team of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Making this known yesterday, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said the incoming governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will receive a detailed handover note from Governor Godwin Obaseki.
This is as the Edo State Joint Transition Committee on Wednesday accused the incoming government and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Transition Committee of raising false alarm that the Obaseki-led PDP government has not provided it with the necessary documents germane for them to function.
The government said the APC Transition Committee, led by Dr Pius Odubu, has not shown readiness to ensure a smooth and peaceful transition following their blatant refusal to attend committee meetings.
Nehikhare and member of the state government Transition Committee, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after Wednesday’s session at the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy, venue for the Edo State Joint Transition Committee meeting, said it has provide the documentation in digital form but the APC committee members insisted on hardcopy documents, which it has also provided to them.
He accused the APC Transition committee members of thwarting the process for the smooth transition of power in the state saying, “the Edo State Government Transition Committee members will continue to come for meetings until October 30th to provide information the APC transition committee requires or wants as long as it is within the transition committee mandate.”
He noted that boycotting meetings as committee members is not a problem but demanding for hardcopy documents meant for only the governor elect, Monday Okpebholo and the Chief Executive of the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki is impossible.
He accused the APC Transition committee of wanting to play the role of the governor-elect by making demands for documents that are not within the purview of the transition committee mandate.
Nehikhare said the APC transition committee had from the onset of her inauguration shown disdain to work with the state government committee members. He said their several absences from meetings with the state government Transition Committee since is a clear confirmation that the APC Transition Committee members are not ready for a smooth transition of power to the incoming government.
