The Edo State House of Assembly, on Monday, received a letter from the government, directing it to investigate two ongoing projects initiated by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The projects are the Radisson Hotel and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), situated at the Government Reservation Area and Sapele Road respectively.
The letter by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, was read on the floor of the House by the Clerk, Audu Omogbai.
Following the reading, the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, announced that an ad hoc committee would be constituted at the next sitting to conduct a detailed investigation into the projects.
He said, ‘We have received a letter from the state government concerning the request to probe MOWAA and Radisson Blu Hotel.
‘An ad hoc committee would be constituted at the next sitting to conduct a detailed investigation into the projects’.
Both projects were awarded by the government of Governor Obaseki and had come under scrutiny by the present administration over alleged inflated contract sum and the state’s stake in both establishments.
While the contract fees for Radisson Hotel had been fully paid for by the immediate past government, the present government is at a loss to the state’s stake in the projects.
The land allocated to MOWAA had become contentious as part of Edo Central Hospital was demolished for the project.
Also, the assembly received another letter by the SSG, requesting the screening and confirmation of nominees for appointment into the Edo State Judicial Service Commission.
The Speaker referred the request to the House Committee on Judiciary with instructions to report back promptly.
Meanwhile, the House passed for second reading, a bill seeking to repeal the Edo State Private Health Facility (Prohibition) Law of 1984 and to establish the Edo Healthcare Regulation and Monitoring Agency (EDOHERMA) to regulate healthcare facilities across the state.
