EFCC May Pick Me Up Next Week – Obaseki
He said if arrested, he would spend custody time on reflection and research.
Obaseki said he was not afraid of any arrests and probe of his administration, stressing that “silly” petitions have been written against him by “cruel and wicked” people for vendetta in order to hurt him.
The governor stated, “I will serve as a resource person after office and I’m going to give the cheapest services so far from lessons garnered in my eight years’ experience as governor.
“I hear that the EFCC will pick me next week after my tenure. Wherever they keep me, I’ll spend time doing research.
“Why should I have fears? I just focused on what I believe in and today, you can see what has been achieved. What happens after that is not up to me. They can continue with their political witch-hunt and do all they can to hurt me, that’s their problem.
“I’m not afraid, I’m not worried. They have written all sorts of silly petitions against me and that’s part of the challenge. In fact, I can even hand myself over, and if they call me, I don’t have anything to hide.
“You know how this country is, it is all about bitterness, it is all about vendetta, wickedness and people who have opposed me in Edo State are cruel, very wicked people, very jealous and envious and this is because they cannot show as much as the achievements we have made in the past eight years.
Explaining his success, particularly in the sphere of education, the governor said Nigeria had always played at global standards, explaining that to be at par with the world, one must teach for impact.
He said the Nigerian government was not poor, but the issue of waste, theft and corruption had been the bane of the nation.
According to Obaseki, “What we spend money on many times are not necessary. You cannot expect to raise money if you haven’t put some of yours into it. You have to build trust and people have to believe in what you’re saying and that’s how we’ve been able to raise resources.”