The Edo State Government has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the last governorship election, and other party supporters to return government vehicles still in their possession.
The directive was announced on Tuesday by Kelly Okungbowa, Chairman of the Government Assets Recovery Committee, recently appointed by Governor Monday Okpebholo. The committee was established to recover state-owned assets, including vehicles held by private individuals.
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Okungbowa revealed that some vehicles belonging to the defunct government-owned transport company, Edo Line, were allegedly sold and later found in a spare parts market in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The state government has warned that failure to comply with the directive within the stipulated timeframe will attract legal action as part of efforts to reclaim public assets.
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