By Gabriel Enogholase

BENIN—Edo State Government and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state are at loggerheads over alleged reinstatement of two of the four suspended local government chairmen by the state House of Assembly.

DAN ORBIH

While the PDP state Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, claimed that he was in possession of the report of the panel set up by the state government showing that those indicted were reinstated, while those cleared were not reinstated, the state government insisted that the PDP could not have been in the possession of the report since the panel did not report to the PDP.

Orbih had, while speaking during a sensitization tour of the PDP to Orhionmwon and Egor councils, accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of jettisoning the recommendation of the panels he set up to investigate the four council chairmen.

According to Orbih: “Victor Enobhakare (Egor) was indicted by the Tunji Araya-led commission of inquiry and among others, was asked to refund over N77 million.”