Senator Monday Okpebholo, wanda aka zaba a matsayin Gwamnan jihar Edo, ya kaiwa zargin cewa yana shirin neman lamuni dala $45 milioni daga wata hukumar China domin kudade ayyukan jihar.
Okpebholo ya bayyana haka a wata sanarwa da ya fitar, inda ya ce zargin da aka yi masa ba shi da tushe ba. Ya kuma nuna cewa, a matsayinsa na gwamna zai yi kokarin kawo ci gaban jihar ta hanyar hanyoyi daidai da halal.
Zargin neman lamuni ya taso ne bayan wasu majiyoyi suka ruwaito cewa, Okpebholo yana shirin neman lamuni daga China domin biyan wasu ayyukan gine-gine na jihar. Amma Okpebholo ya musanta zargin haka, ya ce ba shi da nufin neman lamuni daga kowace wata hukumar.
Okpebholo ya kuma kira kan jama’a su guje wa yada labaran karya da zana zargin ba da tushe ba, ya ce zai ci gaba da aiki don kawo ci gaban jihar Edo.