Hon. Chris Nehikhare, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, has defended his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, on the issue of plans to forcefully retrieve the official vehicles of the former deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu.
Responding to enquiries on the issue in a chat in his office, Nehikhare said: “Are you sure that the governor directed the CSO(Chief Security Officer) or you’re just talking because that’s what the impeached deputy governor just told you? Did you speak with the CSO and he told you that the governor directed him to do such a thing? Let me correct you so that next time you want to write you write the true story.
“Let me correct you. The Permanent Secretary in charge of government assets, when the former deputy governor was impeached, wrote a letter to him to return the official vehicles attached to his office which is normal standard procedure all over the world.
“I am sure that you are aware that when commissioners’ tenure end they retrieve official cars from them. So, it’s normal procedure. You’re no longer occupying the office. What are you doing with 15 government vehicles. You should return them to government assets. That’s what the Permanent Secretary in charge of government assets did.
“He wrote a letter to the impeached former deputy governor to return the official government vehicles. They’re not asking for his private vehicles. They’re asking for vehicles that belong to the government.
“You’re aware that he no longer holds a position in government. What’s he doing with 15 vehicles of the Edo State Government?”
