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Godwin Obaseki, Governor
of Edo State was sworn in today. Cromwell Idahosa, Chief Judge of the state,
administered the oath of office on Obaseki at exactly 12:25pm. The historic
occasion took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, the state
capital.
Media report continues:
After
taking the oath, Obaseki inspected the parade mounted in his honour.
Earlier,
Phillip Shuaibu, the deputy governor, took his own oath.
Obaseki
is the fifth civilian governor of Edo.
He
took over from Adams Oshiomhole, who spent two terms in office.
Obaseki,
who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Osagie
Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 28
election.
Meanwhile
The Punch reports that the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Godwin
Obaseki, on Saturday declared his intention to hit the ground running in
delivering on the promises he made to the people of the state, during his
governorship campaign.
Obaseki
also described his emergence as Governor, few week after the coronation of the
Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Ewuare II, as an honour and
a reminder of the enormous task before me in in guiding the pursuit of the good
and well-being of the people and the state, with vigour and diligence.
He
spoke during his inaugural address shortly after taking his oath of office as
the fifth elected governor of Edo at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.
He
said, “The responsibility of leading the match of Edo people is mine, that of
my deputy governor and that of my government I would be announcing shortly.
Many of the fundamental, major socio-economic development have been put in place
by (Adams) Oshiomhole.
“I
am looking forward to you to make our government accountable every step of the
way. As we have always said, our message is simple – let’s go further together.
Our work starts immediately.”
Obaseki
and his deputy, Philip Shuaibu, took their oath of office, which was
administered by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, and
later inspected a guard of honour before receiving cheers as he (Obaseki) rode
in a motorcade.
The
ceremony was graced by important personalities drawn from all walks of life,
including a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.); the immediate past
governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and his wife, Lara; the immediate past deputy
governor, Dr. Pius Odubu; National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; Deputy National Chairman (South) of the
APC, Segun Oni, and a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba.
Also
present were APC governors, including Akinwumi Ambode (Lagos State) and Rochas
Okorocha (Imo State), who was represented by his deputy, Prince Eze Madumere;
Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi) and Abdul-Aziz Yari
(Zamfara).
Among
the captains of industry at the ceremony were the Chairman of Dangote Group,
Aliko Dangote; Hakeem Bello-Osagie, Tony Elumelu and Capt. Hosa Okunbor
(retd.).
Obaseki promised to focus on human and material infrastructure, even as he assured that he would build on the foundation laid by his predecessor, whom he lauded for his developmental efforts across the state.
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