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By Lovely Ediakhe Richard
In 2016, Governor Godwin Obaseki Assumed office as the number one citizen in Edo State.
His predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole had informed the people prior to his Election, he was the "brain box" behind his very many achievements as he exits the stool of power.
But one thing he failed to revealed to the people, was a relative background of the man he claimed was his brain box.
Although, Obaseki coming from a relative apolitical background lean on the gravitational forebares of his predecessor to score more votes during his primaries and Main Election.
Afterwards of his victory in the poll,Many believed he was a footstool and would barely have his own initiatives to drive his government because of the role played by his predecessor.
That part of believe has today, brought a turn around that simply amplifies the saying, "Never look down on anyone".
Today, the people are experiencing a journey from shortwave to digital signages, which has taken stakeholders through a verifiable course of deliverables as well as legendarily crafted vintages of well thoughtout initiatives.
For the records, Oshiomhole bastionic beginning opened the window of opportunities that obaseki is leveraging upon.
Oshiomhole would and should be remembered for pulling some strings of Development.
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, in his hey days, was a dreaded tatanic horror to opposition.
Unarguably, No one want to confront him whenever he steers a movie.
However, whatever a Teacher teaches a student, is permanently engraved in his memory which either go in his favor or rupture against his philosophy.
For eight years with his master, Obaseki also learned how to confront and crush.
Obaseki may not be the perfect political personality, but never take away his prudent ideologies. Whenever he's at it, he wants it done rightly.
Arguably, One is forced to ask the sin committed by Obaseki that has made the factional group demands his exit after four years
For me, It’s simply a departure from the old order which has stagnated our people.
A journey from "SHORTWAVE to DIGITAL EXPERIENCE" which maybe too fast for those who have persistently called him out.
Like the saying goes, ‘change is the only constant thing in life. They must learn to adjust to the new order or face their businesses if they have any.
Evidently, a better part of his ideologies have reflected in some of his ongoing projects.
Significantly, the tax reform the governor obaseki's administration has introduced is just to demonstrate that things must be done properly and that was why he introduced electronic method to check double taxation.
His approaches to governance has tripled the state’s internally generated revenue and also deployed the same resources to the development of the state that have left many bewildered.
Recall that, during the old order, monies generated always ended up in private pockets.
But today, if not totally wiped out, it is near none existence of such deliberate siezure of Public patrimony.
They were only interested in linning their pockets in the old order of tax collection.
Governor Godwin Obaseki’s style of leadership since inception has attracted much political and scholarly analysis of his principles, practices and beliefs, including what influenced him.
Some have presented him as a paragon of ethical living while others present him as a more complex, contradictory and evolving character influenced by his background and circumstances.
However, he has been presented or perceived, there is no gainsaying that the social-political and economic landscape of Edo State has transformed with a magical wand in such a short time he assumed the saddle of leadership of the state that has earned the popular sobriquet of ‘wake and see’ governor.
His style is reflected in the well thought out and noiseless manner at which projects are being conceptualised and executed across the three senatorial districts of the state.
Edo State, hitherto considered a civil service state prior to the advent of this administration, is today becoming a business destination haven.
In fact, development experts from the World Bank and other credible economic assessors have predicted that with this steady developmental progression, Edo State will in the next four years become the Dubai in the South-South region and indeed Nigeria.
His successful achievements in governance, however, did not come to many as a surprise; owing to his wealth of experience as far as corporate governance is concern.
It is a fact that, under his leadership, the governor has continued to live up to the billing of changing the entire contour of the socio-political and economic landscape of the state.
Besides the infrastructural development, he has continued to approach governance with a methodology which is grounded in government bureaucracy.
Apart from the physical development, lots of these resources have been deployed towards human capital development.
His concept of modernising Edo economy is very evident in Edo innovative hub, as a way of harnessing the energy of Edo youths into digital economy.
The Benin technical college is now revamped and ready to provide manpower and unemployment to the youths.
The list of Obaseki’s achievements and vision for the state is endless and still counting.
This record of achievements, within the short time he assumed responsibility of leading the state, has however, met with resistant from those laced with malice of success and are averse to change.
The old orders, have it limitations but the new order is all encompassing, pakaged, less expensive, direct and result oriented.
Many may not like it now, but the Story line in the end will bring about equity and trust.
Ambrose Alli, died in the struggle many years ago because many of us were ignorant. Today, Alli is remembered for his thinking cap and no one talk about how they ruined his government.
Some of the old order propagators were part of those who mismanaged his administration and called for his head.
Edo People are very wise and ready to give the last upper cut to "chop and quench barrack boys" who always jump into powers of every available political sequences to salvage their declining future.
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