The executive Governor Edo State Monday Okpebholo has said he would probe the spending of $10 million in the state-owned newspaper, The Nigerian Observer, by former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Okpebholo spoke yesterday when he led top officials of his administration to the premises of the Observer titles on Airport Road, Benin, to inspect facilities on ground.
He and his entourage were shocked, as they could not gain access to the buildings where the machines purportedly bought by the previous administration were kept.
Obaseki’s Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, as well as the Publicity Secretary, Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, who is the former Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, were the foot soldiers used by Obaseki on the project.
The once vibrant newspaper organisation was closed by Obaseki for the purpose of revamping it and ensuring it competes favourably with other national dailies, but instead of delivering on his administration’s promise to Edo people, the media house has been worse off.
