Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state Tuesday said the far-reaching reforms and people-oriented policies of his administration that have changed the fortunes of the state and restored hope to the people would earn him a second term in office.
Obaseki said: “In spite of the very difficult and uncertain political environment in which we have operated in the last one year, we are grateful to God that we are able to achieve all these successes recorded, particularly engendering hope in the youths
The governor disclosed this at the Alaghodaro 2019 Summit held to celebrate his third year in office.
According to him, “Next year is an election year in Edo State. Despite the anxieties associated with the forthcoming elections, I want to assure you, our partners and other would-be investors, that because of the foundational and fundamental reforms, which we have undertaken that are very popular with our people, the chances of continuity of these policies and programmes are very high.
“We therefore encourage you to continue with your various investment programs. we have been guided and governed by certain key values and tenets such as accountability, transparency, and probity in the conduct of state matters.
“This may not have gone well with few actors in our society. Today we can boldly tell you that when we came to office, the total revenues by all local governments in the state was N31 million monthly, but as at October 2019, we stood at a monthly revenue of N205 million. We are not there yet because there is still room for improvements.
“After three years in office, we have established credibility, not only with our civil servants, retirees, and contractors, but we have continued to promote reliability in the flow of services and commercial transactions,” the governor said.
Speaking, the chairman, Alaghodaro: Edo Summit, Mr Asue Ighodalo, said that the event was organised for communicating and reviewing the progress recorded by the Governor Obaseki-led administration in Edo state.
