Obaseki Appoints Commissioners,Threatens To Sack Non-Performing Ones

Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo state has  sworn -in eleven commissioners to constitute  the state cabinet.

He will their performance index and scorecards on their assignments quarterly as conditions for service.

He  threatened that those who cannot deliver on their mandate will be sacked.

The commissioners who were yet to assign portfolios were sworn-in at the Government House in Benin City, after the State House of Assembly screened the list of nominees from the Governor .

Those inaugurated are Oluwole Osamudiamen lyamu.(SAN) (Oredo LGA), Prof. Obehi Akoria,(Esan West) Dr Joan Oviawe (Uhumwode), Ethan Uzamere,(Ovia South West) and Monday Osaigbovo, (Ovia North East) Local government Areas of the state.

Others are Marie Edeko (Esan North East), Joseph Eboigbe (Esan Central) Moses Agbukor,(Etsako East), lsoken Omo (Ikpoba-Okha), Andrew Emwanta(Egor) and Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe (Etsako West)  Local government Areas of the State.

 Obaseki told the new commissioners that their performance index and scorecards on their assignments would be  measured quarterly as conditions for service.

He said: “Even some of you who have served in the previous government, just note that you are coming in at a delicate and difficult times. This is not the time for favours or experiment. This is not the time to experiment”.

The Governor also promised to expand the revenue base of the state fulfill his electoral promises and actualise his vision for the State, but lamented the devastating effects of Coronavirus pandemic which put pressures on governments in allocation of scare resources.

He further declared, “government is faced with daunting challenges as Edo State revenue from the federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC dipped by the sum of N1.7 billion in the month of August 2021”.

He emphasized that his administration needs to get more Edo people to pay taxes as it has shown that less than 100,000 taxable population in the state.