Politics
Okpebholo struggles with figures because he doesn’t know how to steal, says Edo APC chairman
Jarrett Tenebe, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has defended Monday Okpebholo, governor of the state.
On Tuesday, Okpebholo stuttered before lawmakers while reading figures from his 2025 budget proposal.
The governor said the N605 billion appropriation bill represents a 25 percent increase from the 2024 budget.
“The Edo state Appropriation Bill of six billion… 605 billion… 76 million…” Okpebholo began, his hands unsteady and voice quivering in the rarefied assembly.
“Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me.”
Okpebholo’s admission elicited laughter and murmurs in equal doses from the lawmakers.
Defending the snafu, Tenebe said Okpebholo struggles with figures because he does not know how to steal public funds.
“He is the governor of the state, he is performing and he’ll continue to perform and anybody who does not like his face should go to hell and burn to ashes. Period!”
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