Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has accused the Obaseki administration of fraud in the proposed loan scheme for farmers in the state, “with billions of naira unaccounted for.”
Edo State chairman of PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, alleged that the state government had encouraged Edo farmers to pay the sum of N2000.00 (Two Thousand naira) each into a sterling Bank Account as one of the criteria to access the purported loan.
Orbih made the allegations on Wednesday at Abudu, headquarters of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the State where his party campaign team berthed to receive scores of members of All Progressives Congress (APC) into PDP.
Orbih alleged that most farmers in the State ignorantly embraced the initiative with “trust” shortly after Mr. Godwin Obaseki became governor of Edo State in 2016.
According to him, as farmers in the State eagerly await the outcome of the benefits of the Central Bank anchor borrowers loan for them, he reminded the State government to fulfill its promise or return the farmers money.
“Today, has the government given you the loan? The answer is No!”he said.
Orbih also spoke on the need to return senator Urhoghide to the senate as that would give Edo South a ranking senator status and possibility of a principal office in the national legislature.
Also speaking to supporters at the rally, the chairman senate committee on Public Accounts and Edo south senatorial PDP candidate, Senator Matthew Urhoghide informed the people that he had commenced the legislative process of turning the College of Education in Abudu into a Federal University of Education.
According to Urhoghide who made the promises after talking about some of his achievements, the bill has scaled through the second reading.
He noted that the PDP wasn’t competing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) but against the visible underdevelopment, hunger and suffering currently being experienced in the country.
Senator Urhoghide, who represents Edo South Senatorial district, asked the people to re-elect him so he can add to the existing constituency projects he had attracted to the locality.
