The Edo State authorities has introduced the formation of a 14-member State Property Verification Committee to research the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Governor Monday Okpebholo authorized the structure of the committee, which is geared toward guaranteeing accountability, transparency, and good governance by offering an in depth and holistic database of the state’s property and liabilities.
The announcement was contained in an announcement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, launched on Sunday.
The assertion famous that the 14-member committee, composed of revered people from Edo State, will tackle the inadequacies within the restricted information offered by the earlier administration as a crucial step towards setting the state on the trail of growth and accountable management.
“In furtherance of the Governor’s initiative to set the State on the trail of growth and accountable management, the necessity to arrange a State Property Verification Committee turns into very crucial.
“Regardless of repeated requires a extra holistic database of the Property and Liabilities of the earlier administration, the Godwin Obaseki-led Authorities got here up with very scanty and restricted Property and Liabilities of the State.
“Consistent with the Governor’s marketing campaign promise to make sure probity, accountability and transparency in Authorities, and to deepen the governance course of, a Committee made up of revered little children from Edo State needs to be constituted,” the assertion learn partly.
The assertion offered additional particulars, indicating that the committee will probably be chaired by Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, with Anslem Ojezua as Deputy Chairman.
Different members embrace Prince Kassim Afegbua, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, Hon. Patrick Idiake, Hon. Rasaq Bello-Osagie, Mr. Fredrick Unopah, Frank Osumuede Edebor Esq (Secretary), Mrs. Abdallah Eugenia, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, Pharm. Kenny Okojie, Mrs. Lyndsey Tes-Sorae, and Hon. Abass Braimoh.
The inauguration of the committee is scheduled for Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 1 p.m., on the Competition Corridor, Authorities Home, Benin Metropolis, reinforcing the administration’s dedication to transparency and accountable governance.
This determination by the Edo State Authorities to ascertain a State Property Verification Committee builds on earlier efforts by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration to handle perceived irregularities linked to the earlier administration of Godwin Obaseki.
In response, the administration issued a robust warning to officers concerned in such practices, reiterating its zero tolerance for malpractice in public service recruitment.
The federal government emphasised the significance of equity, transparency, and accountability in all hiring processes, urging MDAs to align with these ideas.
