Oghenruona Tejiri, Benin
Senator Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State is a man of integrity with moral principles who will not spare any one found wanting in his administration from any senatorial district of the state just as nobody would be treated as a “sacred Cows” in his administration.
This was disclosed by Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, Commissioner for Information and Communication, Edo State in a statement made available to Reformeronline in Benin, he said that
is in a hurry to make Edo State the envy of other states and will not tolerate any obstacle on his path to transform the state.
While stating that the governor will take action against anybody even if the culprit is his brother, relation or political party loyalist, Hon Ohonbamu maintained that he can state categorically that the governor believes in conventional means of resolving issues, not self help, because he will not allow any wrong doing to go unpunished
According to Hon. Ohonbamu, “it was therefore not surprising to political pundits when the governor took the action against the suspended Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Hon. Samson Osagie and Chairman of Edo State Local Government Service Commission, Hon Damian Lawani over alleged financial infractions.
“The decision to suspend them can be applied to everyone irrespective of who they are and where they come from.
“They have been suspended to allow the panel to do their work and if they are not culpable they will return to their office.
“For the information of Edo People and the general public, the Governor is a no nonsense leader who is no respecter of anybody who runs foul of the law and it should be clarified that he is not against anybody or any particular Senatorial District in the state.”
The Commissioner for Information and Communication said that from the action taken on the suspended government appointees, the governor is sending the message to all government appointees to be transparent, shun corruption, be committed to the work towards developing the state and any one that cannot cope should leave the office.
Hon. Ohonbamu added, “the governor believes that any government appointee is into an enterprise of honorable dangerous consequences, therefore they should not fall foul of the oath of their offices because the appointment goes with responsibilities.”
The Commissioner disclosed that in the last one hundred days in office, the governor has taken some milestone decisions to change the narratives which has placed Edo State on a new Pedestal for Socio- economic growth.
He spoke further, “the appointment of a retired Commissioner of Police to head the Edo Security Network has paved the way for improved and organized security outfit in the state, unlike in the past when it was not regulated and the ban on market unions is stabilizing the prices of food stuffs.
“The governor saw the need for the Ramat Park fly over to reinvent commerce and businesses to boom beyond the ease of vehicular movement in that area. There is no doubt that the state has experienced a lot of developmental strides so far.”
