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  • Ex-Edo Gov, Lucky Igbinedion loses 85-year-old mother

    Ex-Edo Gov, Lucky Igbinedion loses 85-year-old mother

    Former governor of Edo State, Mr. Lucky Igbinedion, has lost his mother, Mrs. Maria Oredola Igbinedion.

    The deceased, who died on Thursday at 85 years, is survived by Children, grand children and great grand children.

    She was a descendant of the popular Ogbebor family of Usen, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the State.

    According to his son, Lucky Igbinedion, the burial arrangement of the Octogenarian would be announced later.

    Igbinedion was the governor of Edo State in Nigeria from 29 May, 1999 to 29 May 2007.

    He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, under whose banner he governed Edo for eight years.

    The former governor has been facing allegation of N1.6 billion fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

  • Ex-Edo gov, Lucky Igbinedion in EFCC custody over alleged N1.6bn fraud

    Ex-Edo gov, Lucky Igbinedion in EFCC custody over alleged N1.6bn fraud

    The former governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion, is currently being grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over what a source described as alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.6bn.

    The former governor, who arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC, at Jabi, Abuja, around 2pm, on Thursday was still being quizzed as of the time of filing this report.

    Shortly after his exit as governor in 2007, Igbinedion was prosecuted by the EFCC and convicted of corruption.

    But the new investigation, according to the source who was not authorised to speak on the matter, was based on fresh evidence against him.

    The source said that the former governor diverted a loan obtained by the Edo State Government to finance an investment during his tenure, to settle the financially indebtedness of a company in which he had interest.

    Mr Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson for the Commission, confirmed the invitation of the former governor.