Karma is at the doorstep of every man. Only time tells when everyone will receive his own fair share of it. The immediate past National Chairman of the ruling All Progress Congress party and the former Governor of Edo State, Adams Aliu Oshiomhole has every reason to be sad, depressed, and frustrated as his past involving diversion of over N100billion and $75million may soon be brought bare before him in the court of the land.
Allegations of corruption, diversion of public fund and falsification of his academic credentials may drown him from fairy national stance. Untamed corruption that allegedly characterized his administration as the then Edo State Government are being currently revisited by the anti-corruption agencies, LeadingReporters can authoritatively reveal.
Among the corruption cases of criminal diversion of public funds hanging on the shoulder of Oshiomhole are N70billion loan, N20billion ecological funds that accrued to the state between November, 11, 2008 to 2014; US$273 loan, N35billion Edo State Water Storm project, accessed from the Nigeria Capital Market.
Other allegations contained in a detailed report titled “Oshiomhole’s black book” which is believed to be currently with the anticorruption agencies and which was sighted by LeadingReporters Lead Investigator include:
- Diversion of $54million being Federal Government’s contribution to Power Sector Special Sector Intervention Fund which, Oshiomhole allegedly cornered to his pocket.
- N130billion Internally Generated Revenue which was allegedly cornered by Oshiomhole using proxies
- Diversion of N3billion received from Bank of Industry for small and medium enterprises SME in Edo State which was allegedly diverted into personal account by Oshiomhole as the then Governor of Edo State.
- N5billion Millennium Development Goal fund which was allegedly diverted by the then Governor of Edo state and the immediate past Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC party.
Oshiomhole’s critics say his vituperations may not save him as reality of his perennial ignorance and larger-than-life attitude have dawn on him. “The era of touts are over”, one of his critics who did not want his name on prints said.