Politics
Obaseki Appoints 192 Aides
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appointed 192 Special Assistants (SAs) to serve as representatives of the government at the grassroots.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Osarodion Ogie, in Benin last Friday.
According to the statement, the appointees were selected from the 192 electoral wards in the 18 local government areas in the state.
The SSG said that the special assistants would assist the government at the wards where offices would be set up with adequate communication facilities to enable them channel information to the government speedily.
He said the SAs were tasked with the duty of ensuring that every citizen of Edo had a say in the administration of the state under Governor Obaseki’s principle of inclusive governance.