Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said he is leaving office very satisfied, having undertaken bold reforms and projects that have transformed critical areas of the state.
He listed the transformed sectors to include education, healthcare, economy, infrastructure job creation and improving the livelihoods of the people and placing the state on the path of growth and economic prosperity.
The governor disclosed this on Tuesday, when he led his Enugu state counterpart, Dr Peter Mbah, and the former governor of Sokoto state and Senator for Sokoto South, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to commission various projects in the state.
Some of the projects commissioned include the Benin Technical College and some internal roads within the college, spanning over 12km as well as the Edo State Education Hub.
The education hub houses the Ministry of Education, Directorate of Educational Quality and Accountability, Directorate of Higher Education, the State Examination Board, the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB), Library Board and Board of Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
At the commissioning of the Benin Technical College, Obaseki said his government had restored hope of the people of the state, rebuilt Edo’s economy, and empowered and equipped young people in the State for the future.
He said: “When I resumed office on November 12th, 2016, I visited the Secretariat and the next day, I was at the Benin Technical College. If I am to create 200,000 jobs, I need the institution to do this.
“But what I saw when I came here, I almost wept and I made a commitment that restoring this school and renovating it will be my priority.”
