- Safiu Kehinde
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended his Special Adviser on Oil and Gas, Felix Osemwengie Isere, for alleged unauthorized fundraising over an upcoming Oil and Gas summit in Edo
This was announced in a statement issued the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor, on Tuesday in Benin.
Ikhilor also announced the governor’s immediate halt of the planned summit, scheduled to begin on the 7th of August.
“Due to the breach, the proposed summit is suspended, and Isere is directed to refund all monies collected from donors for the event.
“Prospective donors are hereby advised to stop all dealings with the suspended adviser,” the statement read.