Edo govt constitutes 14-member committee to probe Obaseki’s administration 

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 accredited the structure of the committee, which is aimed toward making certain accountability, transparency, and good governance by offering an in depth and holistic database of the state’s belongings 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 deal with the inadequacies within the restricted data introduced by the earlier administration as a crucial step towards setting the state on the trail of improvement and accountable management.

“In furtherance of the Governor’s initiative to set the State on the trail of improvement 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 partially.

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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 embody 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 Pageant Corridor, Authorities Home, Benin Metropolis, reinforcing the administration’s dedication to transparency and accountable governance.

What it’s best to know 

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 deal with perceived irregularities linked to the earlier administration of Godwin Obaseki.

• The governor defined that the choice was prompted by stories of irregularities, together with allegations of unauthorized recruitment actions inside Ministries, Departments, and Businesses (MDAs).

• Investigations by the Edo State Authorities revealed that some heads of MDAs had allegedly issued backdated employment letters with out adhering to due course of.

In response, the administration issued a powerful 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.