My Administration’s Reforms In Edo State Will Stand The Test Of Time – Godwin Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to express optimism that some of his administration’s reforms will outlive the incoming government of governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, Edo people are very aware of the reforms and legacies he is leaving behind, and he does not think the forthcoming change in government will alter any of the reforms.

Obaseki added that he is optimistic that the reforms will last because real effort was put in to ensure they do.

His words, “The people are very aware of our reforms and legacies we are leaving behind. I don’t think because there is a change in government, they will change some of these reforms.

Even if the government this is coming doesn’t support or encourage them as we used to, they (reforms) will not disappear.

Beyond this, in the reforms we have undertaken, we have institutionalised or started the process of institutionalising some of them.

The people know, and I doubt if they will keep quiet for long, allowing things to go back to what it used to be without complaining or shouting.

I’m optimistic that they (reforms) will last.

What are the critical infrastructures we need today? Fundamentally, in Nigeria, people need electricity, connectivity, and roads.

We are lucky in a way in Edo, because of our location, we are a core, a hub for electricity.

Edo is the cheapest point to generate electricity because it costs about a million dollars for a kilometre of gas pipeline.

And it also costs about a million dollars for a kilometre of transmission. Edo is that point where electricity transmission meets gas transmission.

So, if you generate electricity in Edo today, you can upload and sell it into the grid.

Edo also has the largest onshore reserves of gas. Most of our gas is either deep offshore or in the swamp.

In today’s world, without connectivity, no country is going anywhere in the world. So, we have also invested heavily in this to give access.

We built networks across all the 18 local governments in the state.”