The Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted the state Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over the issue of the revocation and restoration of the Presco Plc large expanse of land.
In its reaction via a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Dan Osa-Ogbegie, Esq, the PDP asserted that “a Governor who weaponises land administration against perceived opponents is a danger to democracy, jobs, stability and investment.”
Going further, the PDP stated that “under Okpebholo, Edo State is fast becoming: a hostile environment for investors, a laughing stock among serious states, a place where the Governor signs documents without understanding them, a state where incompetence is defended with lies, denials and scapegoats.”
On the way forward, PDP demanded “a full inquiry into the Presco revocation notice, including forensic verification of the Governor’s signature; reinstatement of Presco’s rights and a public apology to Edo people and investors; immediate reform of land administrative processes to stop the Governor from using the Land Use Act for political vendetta and a public explanation for the irrational behaviour of this government.”
In conclusion, PDP stressed: “Edo cannot be entrusted to a man who does not understand the power of his own pen. Edo cannot continue under a government that signs away its destiny carelessly and lies about it shamelessly.
“This is a sad moment in our history, but Edo people will rise above the incompetence of one man.”
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