Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has restated his administration’s commitment to building a state that works for Edo people and improving the citizens’ standard of living.
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This statement came on the heels of a visit by the executive members of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOS), who paid him a courtesy visit at the Edo State Government House in Benin City yesterday.
The governor while responding to the address by the President of the Conference posited thus “We are not afraid; we are transparent and have nothing to hide from the people. My focus is to use the available resources to pursue my administrations programme and improve the lives of the Edo people who trusted us and elected us to power”, the governor said.
He urged the group to be exemplary in their activities and not another agency of government. because total independence from the state government would enable the group positively check the government, and would be the hallmark of credibility.
He said: “NGOs should contribute in providing solutions to the challenges faced by the masses or review the government’s activities to help them roll out policies that will better the lots of the people, but not to become critics of the government without the necessary facts”.
On the demand to establish the government board of Edo SACA, The governor said his administration would not expand the government, but utilise resources accrued to the government to improve the lives of the people of the state.
“I am not keen on establishing more government institutions but training and retraining our people to contribute their quota to the development of the society and the state at large”.
For his part, the leader of delegation of Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOS), Comrade Jude Obasanmi lauded the governor’s policies and success rate with these policies, while also applauding the governor for his tenacity and courage to ban revenue collection in the state, which had become worrisome and negative to the state’s image.
The governor, he said, was already addressing other important issues of concern to the group, adding that they were more prepared to be involved in the success story of the present administration led by Godwin Obaseki.
He, however, called on the governor to establish Edo State Emergency Management Agency to enable the state take proactive steps against disasters, and that the state government should merge or redefine the services and operations of Edo State Transport Service and Edo Line, even as he commended the governor on the rehabilitation and construction of road in the state.
Also the Conference of Non Governmental Organization in Edo State CONGOs) yesterday 2nd May 2017 held it election under the watchful eyes of observers from NUJ, INEC, YACORE, SILNETNEWS, NYCN, and members of the Conference BOT led by Mrs Guis Obaseki ( Chairperson of the Board) and Dr Uyi Ojo a member of the Board.
The keenly contested election into the various offices started with accreditation at 3pm, seven positions was contested at the end of which Destiny Enabulele of Cradle for Black Civilization was returned elected as President to pilot the affairs of the Conference for the next three years.
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