This is not the best of times for Edo state commissioner of Arts, culture and Tourism as he has been arrested by the French authorities for the possession of 2 million US Dollars in cash without any credible explanation, he was arrested on grounds of money laundering.
Political opponents, however claimed that the money was given to him by Obaseki as he was accompanying him on a foreign trip.
A top government official, who did not want to be named, said the state government was aware of the questioning of Osemwingie-Ero by INTEPOL for “an offence committed before he was appointed by Governor Obaseki.”
On the sum of US$2 million found on the embattled Commissioner, the source said it was yet to be confirmed whether any money was found on him.
However, the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the state government could not confirm the alleged arrest of the Commissioner.
According to him: “We learnt about the alleged arrest of the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Commissioner, Osaze Osemwingie-Ero, from unreliable sources on social media and we are unable to confirm either the alleged arrest or what might have led to it.
“But we can confirm without equivocation that whatever the issues might be, they are totally personal and have nothing whatsoever to do with the Edo State Government or Governor Godwin Obaseki.”
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