Edo: Transition committee meeting stalls over document disputes

The meeting of the Edo State Joint Transition Committee was stalled on Tuesday, following disagreements on some documents necessary for the sitting.

The joint committee consists of members of the outgoing administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki and that of Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo.

At the opening session last week, the Secretary to the State Government, Joseph Eboigbe, during a PowerPoint presentation, praised Obaseki for keeping clean financial records.

He promised to make available soft and hard copies of all records to the Dr Pius Odubu-led transition committee.

However, at Tuesday’s sitting only a few staff of the government committee were seen while the APC members were absent.

The Secretary of the APC transition committee, Patrick Ikhariale, when contacted, said members had made it clear to the committee to avail them advance copies of documents 24 hours…