Senator Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 21, governorship election in Edo State has advised the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo to withdraw from the race due to his alleged failure as the Economic Adviser to Godwin Obaseki.
DAILY POST reports that Okpebholo , who is currently representing Edo Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, alleged that Asue Ighodalo 's roles as an economic adviser plunged the state into huge debt. The APC governorship candidate gave the advice on Tuesday during a meeting with the Edo State chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN in Benin City.
'This outgoing government which Asue Ighodalo was the Chief Economic Adviser only inherited about N43 billion debt from Adams Oshiomhole, Lucky Igbinedion and Prof Oserhiemen Osunbor governments. 'When Oshiomhole was receiving between N3.1 billion and N3.3 billion work was going on in the state but with over N11 billion, Governor Obaseki has nothing to show for it', he added.
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