Thirty days to the tip of his tenure as governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has requested the governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to represent a transition group.
Obaseki opined that the structure of the transition group by the incoming authorities was geared in direction of interfacing with the transition group of his outgoing administration.
DAILY POST reviews that the Secretary to the State Authorities,
Joseph Eboigbe made the decision on Sunday in an announcement made out there to newsmen in Benin Metropolis.
DAILY POST reported that Governor Godwin Obaseki could be ending his two-term tenure of eight years on November 12, 2024.
He could be handing over the federal government to Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who emerged because the winner of the September 21, 2024 governorship election.
He polled a complete of 291,667 votes to defeat 17 different candidates, together with his closet rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, who scored 247,274 votes.
In a letter dated October 10, 2024, and addressed to the governor-elect, Eboigbe added that establishing the group would permit each events to start significant discussions and share important info that might guarantee a seamless switch of duties and continuity of governance.
In response to him: “As we put together for the transition of energy, we consider it’s essential to ascertain a clean and efficient collaboration between your group and our present administration.
“To facilitate this course of, we invite you and your occasion, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to provoke the formation of your transition group at your earliest comfort.
“Establishing this group will permit us to start significant discussions and share important info that may guarantee a seamless switch of duties and continuity of governance.
“We’re dedicated to offering you with the required assist and sources to make this transition as efficient and environment friendly as potential. Consequently, 14th October 2024 is proposed for the inaugural assembly for members of each Transition Committees.”
“We stay up for your immediate response and to working intently with you and your group within the coming weeks. Collectively, we will set the inspiration for a profitable administration that meets the expectations of our constituents.”
Eboigbe mentioned the letter to the Governor-elect, which was acquired by an admin secretary on the Secretariat of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Pleasure Oyere, has not been responded to.
DAILY POST recollects that in July 2024, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had inaugurated a 20-member transition committee chaired by the Secretary to the State Authorities, Mr Joseph Eboigbe, to pilot the sleek transition of energy and information to the following administration.
