Respite appears to be far from the former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion over alleged corruption charge as the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has ordered the probe of an alleged fraudulent removal of $31 million from the Government coffers during the administration of the former governor.
The decision to probe the former governor who had been prosecuted in the past for cases of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and who was convicted, was reached at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held in Benin on Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Louis Odion said: “there is the issue of a fraud that was discovered while turning our books. We found that the sum of $31 million was fraudulently taken from state coffers under the administration of Chief Lucky Ogbinedion. The Comrade Governor has directed the Attorney-General to commence legal action in that direction.
“So in the coming days, the state government will take legal action to ensure that what was stolen from Edo State Government is recovered. When you convert $31 million to naira, it fetches you a whooping N7 billion. You can imagine what N7 billion will do in improving the human condition in Edo State.”
