Tension in Edo as 2024 Budget allocates N19 billion for Obaseki’s office, N300 million for Shaibu

The allocation disparities in Edo’s 2024 Budget have intensified tensions in the state, specifically about the substantial gap between the budgetary allotments for Governor Godwin Obaseki’s office and that of Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu.

The budget, which designates a staggering N19 billion to the Governor’s office, sharply contrasts with the comparatively meagre N300 million allocated to the Deputy Governor’s office.