Members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO) say they would work assiduously to deliver on their sector-specific mandates in the realisation of the vision of Governor Godwin Obaseki, especially as regards improving the lives of Edo people.
They made the submission at the end of a day retreat as orientation for new members of the exco held at Government House, Benin City, during which they were charged to ensure effective service delivery.
Head of Service, Isaac Ehiozuwa, commended the governor for putting resources together to equip his cabinet members with the right orientation to action his marshal plan for the state.
The retreat has given them a sense of direction as the lectures delivered will help them in discharging their day-to-day activities as government executives, Ehiozuwa said, adding, “We all needed this workshop to have a sense of direction in our different Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Abiding by what was taught, we will not have any cause for regrets. We will join in moving Edo forward.”
He also commended the resource persons for the robust lectures, noting that the lectures would serve as reference materials to the new executive members.
Special adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Yakubu Gowon, said the retreat was an orientation course for new members and a refresher course for old members of the state executive council.
Gowon said the different lectures, which focused on anti-corruption, leadership, procurement, among others, were insightful and exposed them to a better approach to governance.
Commissioner for Youths, Damian Lawal, said knowledge gained from the retreat would help to implement their sectorspecific mandates in tandem with the mission and vision of the governor.
“We are aides of the Governor and are assisting him to deliver on good governance to citizens of the state,” he said.
However, owing to the depth of thinking, consistency and spread of Governor Obaseki’s reforms and projects across the state, Edo alongside Gombe and Kano, led other states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in terms of development for the month of July.
The ranking was put together by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), in its July 2019 Progressives Strides – Tracking Developmental Initiatives in APC States, a monthly ranking of development initiatives in states controlled by the APC.
Edo has consistently maintained the top spot for three months consecutively, outshining the other APC States, including those with far more resources at their disposal.
