Former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, is on the watch list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The anti-graft agency had,according to feelers, commenced an investigation into transactions, including contracts awarded during his tenure as the governor of Edo State.
Obaseki, who bowed out of office on November 12, 2024, after an eight-year tenure, had said the EFCC planned to arrest him soon after stepping out of office.
His successor, Monday Okpebholo, has just established a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate his tenure.
Similarly, the EFCC had, on November 2, 2024, arrested some Edo government officials who served under Obaseki, including the Accountant General, Julius Anelu, over huge withdrawals from the state treasury within a short period of time.
But Obaseki had, on November 8, 2024, said he was not scared of a probe by the EFCC.
The former governor said he would be willing to submit himself to the anti-graft agency to give an account of his tenure. (The Punch)
