By Simon Ebegbulem
BENIN—Edo State Government yesterday petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo, asking him to investigate the allegation made by the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Dan Orbih, that the state government diverted 4,721 bags of rice allegedly meant for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in the state.
The petition by Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, said the PDP chairman had in a radio interview, “Falsely and maliciously stated that the Edo State Government was involved in a criminal conspiracy to divert 4,721 bags of rice released by the Federal Government for distribution to IDPs in the state.”
Also, the All Progressives Congress, APC, PDP in the state has described the allegation as diversionary.
The APC in a statement by its Secretary, Lawrence Okah, said that the Obaseki-led…
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