Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts associated with the state government.
Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by Fred Itua, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary.
Governor Okpebholo has instructed commercial banks as well as ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to promptly adhere to this order, warning that failure to comply could result in serious consequences.
“All bank accounts in all the commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with the order and ensure that not a dime is taken out of the coffers of Government until further notice,” the statement reads.
“Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies must comply with this order without further delays.
“After the necessary investigations and reconciliations, the Governor will do the needful and decide on the way forward. For now, this order stands.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to reverse the naming of the ministry of roads and bridges to the ministry of works — a nomenclature changed during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is funny how you can call a Government institution Ministry of Roads and Bridges,” the statement reads.
“Ironically, no single bridge was built by the same administration. Not even a pedestrian bridge
“In the coming days, we will look at more actions taken by the previous administration and more decisions will be taken that will be done in the best interest of the state.”
