On Wednesday, the Edo State Joint Transition Committee dismissed allegations from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Transition Committee claiming they were denied essential documents needed for their operations.
The government stated that the APC Transition Committee, led by Dr. Pius Odubu, has shown a lack of commitment to a smooth and peaceful transition by consistently refusing to attend committee meetings.
Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, a member of the state government’s Transition Committee, shared this information with reporters following a session at the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy, the venue for the committee’s meetings.
Nehikhare emphasized that the state has provided the necessary documentation in digital format, while the APC committee members requested hard copies, which the state has also supplied.
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He accused the APC Transition committee members of thwarting the process for the smooth transition of power in the state saying, “The Edo State Government Transition Committee members will continue to come for meetings until October 30th to provide information the APC transition committee requires or wants, as long as it is within the transition committee’s mandate.”
He emphasized that while boycotting meetings as committee members is not an issue, demanding hardcopy documents intended solely for the Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and the Governor, Godwin Obaseki, is unacceptable.
He accused the APC Transition Committee of overstepping its bounds by requesting documents that fall outside its responsibilities.
Nehikhare noted that from the beginning of its inauguration, the APC committee has displayed a lack of willingness to collaborate with the state government committee members.
He pointed out that their repeated absences from meetings with the state government transition committee clearly indicate that the APC committee members are not prepared for a smooth transfer of power to the incoming government.
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“You will recall that before the Edo State Joint Transition Committee began, we had to physically harass the APC to send to us the list of their members. It took them a few days to respond to that. Edo State PDP government did all that because it is a civilised thing to do because when a government is leaving power, it hands over the reins of government in a peaceful and orderly manner.
“We noticed that only the Edo State Government committee members are always present for the meetings. We only want the incoming government to have an idea of what we have done and achieved and the challenges we faced while in government.
“We met here last Friday and listed the timetable of how the Transition Committee was going to meet. We do not want the impression that the Edo State government has something to hide. But on the contrary, the APC Transition Committee is the ones crying wolf.
“We have been having these problems because our brothers from the other side most likely not prepared for what they have seen in our documentation. On the table is some of our reports of our thematic pillars, which were originally put in place through our normal mode of working digitally, but our brothers said that was too complicated for them and wanted hardcopy, which we have also done,” Nehikhare said.
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