Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that Edo people
would no longer accept boreholes and toilets as constituency projects
from lawmakers elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
Governor
Obaseki said he would be allowed duplication of projects as well as
projects not worth N500m from National Assembly members.
Obaseki,
who spoke at a reception for APC members and supporters to celebrate
the success of the party at the general elections in the state.
He
said he would hold interactive sessions with the lawmakers in the
National Assembly on a monthly basis to review their projects.
Governor
assured APC supporters that elected APC legislators would have no
reasons not to deliver good governance to Edo people who gave them the
mandate to serve.
According to “I will not accept boreholes and
VIP toilets as constituency projects any more. Edo people have spoken
that they want real change and we must deliver the change to them.
“For
the elected members of the House of Assembly, every constituency you
represent must have something meaningful in the budget on a yearly
basis.
“I will not accept N40 million constituency projects, if
you are not able to appropriate between N500 million to N1 billion, then
you are not working for your constituency,” the governor said.
House
of Representatives member-elect for Akoko Edo Federal Constituency,
Hon. Peter Akpatason, thanked the governor for the massive support he
gave all candidates of the APC during the elections
Akpatason
promised to attract the support of the federal government to the state
and said that a better synergy between the state house of assembly,
national assembly, state and local governments on project execution will
ensure the judicious use of the state’s resources.
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