Obaseki scores administration high
•Orders vigilante network to resume duties over rising insecurity
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said he is leaving office very satisfied having undertaken bold reforms and projects that have transformed critical areas of the state, including education, healthcare, economy, infrastructure and job creation, among others, improving the livelihoods of the people and placing the state on the path of growth and economic prosperity.
The governor said this, yesterday, when he led his Enugu State counterpart, Dr Peter Mbah, and the former governor of Sokoto State and Senator for Sokoto South Senatorial District, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and other dignitaries to commission various projects in the state.
Some of the projects commissioned include the Benin Technical College and some internal roads within the college, spanning over 12km, as well as the Edo State Education Hub, which houses the Ministry of Education, Directorate of Educational Quality and Accountability, Directorate of Higher Education, the State Examination Board, the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB), Library Board and Board of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, among others.
The governor also named the hub after a foremost educationist and Commissioner for Education in the old Mid-West State, Tayo Akpata. Others at the event were the Deputy Governor, Marvellous Godwins Omobayo; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, Commissioners and other members of the State’s Executive Council, traditional rulers, and education stakeholders, among others.
At the commissioning of the Benin Technical College, Obaseki said his government has restored hope of the people, rebuilt Edo’s economy, and empowered and equipped young people in the state for the future. He said: “This project is something I had to do because when I contested as governor in 2016, we were facing existential threats.
Our children didn’t want to go to school, but preferred to travel for greener pastures.” Describing the governor as a transformer, the Enugu State governor said Obaseki has not only transformed Edo’s education sector but enhanced the learning abilities of Edo people. On his part, Tambuwal described Obaseki as an achiever and pacesetter.
MEANWHILE, Obaseki has directed members of the Edo State Security Network to resume their regular duties in the wake of deteriorating security situation in the state.
The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this to newsmen in statement yesterday. According to the Commissioner, the governor gave the directive after the State Security Council meeting in Benin during which the council undertook a review of recent rise in homicides and other security incidents in the state.
The government noted that the current state of insecurity in the state would not be tolerated, and the Commissioner of Police has been mandated to ensure the restoration of order and sanity in the state.
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