Gov. Obaseki Has The Power To Appoints Aides - Dr. Aiziegbemin

By The 9jaTrend

Chairman, Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Tony Aziegbemin has emphadised that it is not the position of the party to appoint  personal Aides for the executive governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

Dr. Aiziegbemin said this while briefing journalists in Benin City on the success recorded since a well-organised state party congress that cumulatrd on March 14, 2020 with the election of the State Working Committee and State Executive Committee.

 He said that it is the prerogative of the governor to appoint who he feels that can join him to delivered the dividends of democracy to Edo people.

"It is his prerogative, it is a privilege, we know he did the right thing on the person he has appointed so far. You will agree with me that, Barr. Osarodion Ogie, the SSG is perhaps the best person for that office going by his antecedence and we should trust that the governor will bring the best people to kin position, so, we don't have any issue about that, that is not the point."

"Under my leadership, we are not interested in hearsay, we care about Edo people, we as a party are not after what comes into our pockets or not; Edo must move forward" he added.

The Edo PDP chairman  added that the decision by Governor Godwin Obaseki,  to slow down the appointment of cabinet members was a collective decision.

"We supported the idea as a party for Governor Godwin Obaseki to slow down the appointment, we want a situation whereby nor of Edo workers will loose their job, the governor's decision was in the right direction, we took part in that decision process. We are setting Edo for a better tomorrow, he added. 

On the securing situation in the state, Dr. Aiziegbemin says Mr. Godwin Obaseki is doing everything humanly possible to curb insecurity in the state.

He assured residents of the state that Governor Obaseki has put in place security mechanism that will guarantee peaceful celebrations in the Yuletide period.

The PDP chairman added that the state governor is having a sleepless night over the insecurity in the state, just as it is the duties of the Governor to secure the lives of Edo people.

“As for the insecurity we have in the land, I can assure the Edolites that the governor is not sleeping; he is on top of the situation, and as I said earlier, this year’s Christmas and New Year will be the best you have not had. You will be seeing some of the security measures on our road within the next two weeks,” he said.

While stating that the Governor is putting in place an industrial park that will generate over N10 billion naira to the state’s confers, Dr. Aiziegbemin added that the state civil service reformed which is in progress will be one of the best in the country after the the complete of the reformation.

“The civil service in the state will be the best in the country,  a  reformation programme is being put in place by our ever busy governor" he opined.