Edo govt directs state Assembly to probe ex-Governor Obaseki over MOWAA, Radisson Hotel

Edo State Government has set mechinary in place to commence the investigation of the immediate past administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki with the sending of a letter to the State House of Assembly.

DAILY POST reports that the letter dated October 8, 2025 was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq.

The letter titled, “Investigation of two critical projects in the State”, was addressed to the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku.

The two critical projects the state Governor Monday Okpebholo want the House to investigate are Radisson Blu Hotels and Museums for West Africa Arts, MOWAA.

The Governor directed the House to invite the respective contractors handling the projects and any other office/ body connected with the projects to ascertain their statuses and Edo State government’s stake in each of the projects.

According to the letter, I write at the instance of His Excellency, the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo to request the House to carry out a thorough oversight investigation of two critical ongoing projects in the same initiated by the last Administration.

“The Speaker will recall that at the inception of this Administration, His Excellency, the Governor set up the Assets Verification Committee with a mandate to primarily assess, verify and document the status of all Edo State Government assets and liabilities as at 11 November, 2024.

“Based on the report of the Committee. The government saw the need for the House of Assembly to investigate two critical projects which the State Government is believed to have stakes in.

“The projects are Radisson Blu Hotels and Museums for West Africa Arts, MOWAA.”, he said.

Meanwhile, the House of Assembly has slated Tuesday, October 21, 2025 to set up an ad-hoc committee to carry out the investigation.