Edo Govt Gives 72-hour Ultimatum To Pdp Chieftains To Return Government Vehicles

The Edo State Government has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and other supporters of the party to return government vehicles in their possession.

Chairman of the Government Assets Recovery Committee, Kelly Okungbowa, gave the order on Tuesday, stating that some of the vehicles belonging to the moribund government transport company, Edo Line, were allegedly sold and had been discovered in a spare parts market in Benin City, the state capital.

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“We want to use this medium to appeal to those people whose names have been mentioned, to please return those vehicles to the authorities, because they are not my property. Those vehicles are the property of the state government, for the Edo people,” Okungbowa said.

According to him, “To buy a brand new Hilux costs you nothing less than N120 million. Where do they expect the governor to get that kind of money to purchase new vehicles?”