Outgoing governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, upheld his promise to work till about 8:55pm yesterday and terminated his administration and handed over to Godwin Obaseki, the governor-elect.
Oshiomhole commuted the death sentences of four persons to life imprisonment as part of the last lap of his administration.
The outgoing governor also made a surprise announcement of the appointment of four permanent secretaries, among them a class room teacher and 46-year old level 15 officer in the state’s Ministry of Justice.
Three flagship road projects – the Upper Lawani road, second phase of Second East Circular road and the Abudu Community road network were commissioned.
Oshiomhole also attended to heap of files on his desk before performing the swearing in of the four Permanent Secretaries.
At a brief handing over ceremony attended by members of the Transition Committee headed by Prof. Julius Ihonvbere and other members of the State Executive Council, Oshiomhole revealed that it was Obaseki that actually first asked him to contest for the governorship many years ago.
He recalled how Obaseki told him about the need to rescue Edo State and he replied four years later that he was ready.
He said Obaseki already knew details of the hand over notes as he was part of the governments without interruption.
“People say I will influence Obaseki but in truth he has been influencing me. In all of the eight years, he has been the brain box of this administration. God gave me the courage to get things done.
“The more I work with Godwin, the more I saw his commitment to transparency and to prudent management of resources which helped to deliver our landmark projects.
“He gets me to sign processed memos I had refused to sign. He introduced people I never met and get me to appoint them as commissioners. He is more familiar with the documents and knows what need to be done.”Obaseki on his part said he would not fail but put in all his best.
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