Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has taken a significant step towards transparency and accountability in the state’s administration.
Okpebholo has approved the formation of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee, tasked with investigating the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.
According to a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the state, Fred Itua, the committee’s primary responsibility is to verify the state’s assets and liabilities under the previous administration.
The committee, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Government House in Benin City, is comprised of experienced individuals from various backgrounds, led by Chairman Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe and Deputy Chairman Anslem Ojezua.
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Other members include Prince Kassim Afegbua, Patrick Ikhariale, and Frank Osumuede Edebor Esq, who will serve as the committee’s secretary.
The statement reads:
“In furtherance of the Governor’s initiative to set the State on the path of development and accountable leadership, the need to set up a State Assets Verification Committee becomes very imperative.
“Despite repeated calls for a more holistic database of the Assets and Liabilities of the previous administration, the Godwin Obaseki-led Government came up with very scanty and limited Assets and Liabilities of the State.
“In line with the Governor’s campaign promise to ensure probity, accountability and transparency in Government, and to deepen the governance process, a Committee made up of respected sons and daughters from Edo State has to be constituted.
“The committee will be inaugurated at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, on Tuesday, 26th November, 2024, by 1pm prompt.”
