The Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, says Governor Godwin Obaseki has already proven his critics wrong with his achievements just six months in office.
In a statement on Sunday, Ogie said, “In six months, we have been able to chart a course that will carry the Edo people along and intimate them on what to expect from the government in four years.
“In terms of infrastructural development, already we are working on over 35 roads including Agbede-Awain Road, which is more than 25 kilometres in Edo North; we have awarded Evbevbe-Obagie Nevbosa Road, which is about 29km in Edo South.”
The Edo SSG added that erstwhile congested areas such as Oba’s Market and King’s Square had been opened up, saying Obaseki had shown the Edo people that politicians could keep their words.
“This government is about law and order and nobody is above the law. In six months, we have promulgated the CDA law, which has outlawed all forms of community development chairmen, and we have abolished the collection of government revenue by non-government officials,” he added.
He said as part of the efforts of the Obaseki’s administration to boost the state’s revenue, the Gelegele seaport was being developed, while contracts had been awarded to facilitate the refurbishment of the Benin Technical College, with an industrial park attached to the school so that interested companies could establish workshops and factories where the students could obtain practical knowledge.
“Our governor believes that if you can think it, then you can do it. First, we have the highest volume of gas in this country and it is here in Ologbo, less than 35km from Benin. We have agreed with an investor to generate power from Osiomon,” he said.
(Punch)
