Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies must comply with this order and ensure that there is a full compliance without any further delays.”
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the freezing of all the state-owned bank accounts with immediate effect.
This is just as he warned commercial banks, heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately without any delays.
A press statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, on Thursday, November 14, 2024, also added that Okpebholo warned that anyone, including heads of MDAs and civil servants who flout the order will be severely punished.
The governor stated, “Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies must comply with this order and ensure that there is a full compliance without any further delays.
“After the necessary investigations and reconciliations, the Governor will do the needful and decide on the way forward. For now, this order stands.”
The statement added that in the meantime, relevant Government agencies are to reverse the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, which was introduced during the administration of immediate past governor, Godwin Obaseki, to the Ministry of Works.
“It is funny how you can call a Government institution Ministry of Roads and Bridges. Ironically, no single bridge was built by the same administration. Not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will look at more actions taken by the previous administration and more decisions will be taken that will be done in the best interest of the State,” the statement concluded.