Almost eight years after he left office, for¬mer governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion yesterday defended his adminis¬tration’s performance, declaring that he left the state better than he met it. “As far as per¬formance is concerned, nobody can underrate me because I touched each and every life in Edo State positively,” he said.
He specifically ab¬solved himself of any wrong¬doing in the management of the state’s resources in the eight years he held sway even as he hailed the role played by the Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peo¬ples Democratic Party, (PDP) Chief Tony Anenih in ensur¬ing that Edo ran smoothly in critical moments of his ten¬ure.
The former governor who spoke to select journalists in Abuja said he prudently man¬aged the finances of the state, labeling those questioning his administration’s performance as mischief makers.
Igbinedion who turns 57 on Tuesday stressed that contrary to the perception in some circles, no governor prior to his ascension to of¬fice had done what he did within the eight-year period of his administration.
He insisted that posterity would judge his performance. He said “In terms of perfor¬mance, I am glad history is beginning to reveal itself. I performed credibly well. Perception and expectation are two different things. In terms of performance, I stand to be challenged that my per¬formance surpasses that of every other governor before me,” Igbinedion maintained.
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Mr. Igbinedion, who stole his state blind while he was governor, has now been scammed of billions by Venezuelan fraudsters in a classic 419 deal
Nemesis may have finally caught up with ex-convict and former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, as he has lost over N3.3 billion to Venezuelan fraudsters, in a deal that bears all the marks of a classic 419 scam, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively reveal.
Court documents seen by PREMIUM TIMES also suggest that Mr. Igbinedion may be insolvent, as two US-based law firms have walked away from a $600 million lawsuit he instituted against the alleged mastermind and the Venezuelan state owned oil company, Petroleos De Venezuela S.A (PDVSA), over his inability to pay retainer as low as N627,000.00 ($3,800.00).
