Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo and his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, are engaging in verbal war over the alleged scam at Edo government-owned Stella Obasanjo Hospital on Sapele Road, Benin.

Okpebholo described as a scam, the recent inauguration of Stella Obasanjo Hospital by Obaseki, saying construction at the facility was still ongoing, and equipment were not procured by the last administration before it hurriedly inaugurated it as a completed project.

He pledged to correct the structural defects at the hospital, to reposition it to serve the people better.

Okpebholo said: “After inspecting the facilities at Stella Obasanjo Hospital, it is clear that nothing was done there by the Obaseki-led administration, as they just painted the building and fixed air conditioners to deceive the people to think the building was completed. I do not know what Obaseki and the PDP government did.’’