The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in five Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and 12 Special Assistants (SAs), following harmonization by leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Orhionmwon Local Government Area (LGA).
Obaseki, who performed the inauguration ceremony in Abudu, the headquarters of Orhionmwon LGA, reiterated the need to encourage women’s participation in politics.
According to him, “My instruction for the appointment was flouted. I said for SSAs, they should give me five nominations and two of these people should be women. You want to tell me you looked around and could not get one woman?
“I don’t think it is right; it is not fair; this is not a progressive thing to do. Leaders of Orhionmwon, I am not happy at all. We are trying to make progress as a people and cannot continue to keep ourselves back.”
“When we have political events, it is women that are there first. They mobilized for us and now it’s time for them to get an appointment, but they were not nominated. I hope you do something to correct it,” the governor urged.
Obaseki continued, “We are changing our politics; our democracy is about our people, particularly places like Iyekorhionmwon, which is one of the poorest local governments in our state. We need to start training our young people to take over our political space tomorrow.
“After three months, we will do an evaluation and whoever is not doing well will be replaced. When I came to campaign, we made promises and I am not the kind of leader that doesn’t fulfill promises. We must fulfill our promises to the people because tomorrow, we will go back to them.”
Speaking on behalf of the appointees, Mr. Orobosa Osaigbovo, commended the governor for their appointments, pledging not to fail the government and people of Edo State.
