torgod:
Former Deputy Whip of the House of Representatives, Rep. Pally Iriase on Tuesday asked Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state to account for the N250billion his administration collected as revenue in the last four years.

Iriase, who revealed this in a chat with journalists in Abuja, accused the Obaseki government of perpetrating a reign of jackboot politics instead of concentrating on delivering dividends of democracy to Edo people. 

The APC chieftain added that the N250 billion that had accrued to the state is based on figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Federal Ministry of Finance.

According to him, the figures shows that the Edo state government had received over N251billion in three years to November 2019, excluding deductions. This amount, he added does not include receipts  on account of Paris Club refunds, the several bail-out funds and other receipts like grants, loans and counterpart funds. 

Similarly, he explained that the figures do not also include funds of the 18 local governments usually annexed by the Edo state government. “Edo state has never had it so good in revenue receipts. In fact, since January 2018 to date, monthly revenues have been a low of over N7billion and a high of over N8billion each month.

“All we have on ground to show as the performance of the government are roads without drains and repainted primary schools.

“Against the backdrop of high earnings, secondary schools in the state lack teachers, health care services are in limbo, without infrastructure and inadequate manpower.

“In short the developmental masterplan of which Gov. Obaseki was a key contributor in desiging has been abandoned. We the Edo people are now suffering from arrested development,” the former secretary to the Edo state government asserted.

He maintained that instead of the governor to deliberately halt the ongoing plunder, he has resorted to jackboot methods to repress Edo state citizens from voicing out their frustrations and unhappiness with the goings on in the state.

“This is why it is only from Obaseki and his hirelings that we hear of the contrived crisis in Edo state.

“The problem a lot of us have with Gov. Obaseki is that of lackluster performance. The contrived crisis with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is a ploy to divert attention from the government’s non-performance,” Iriase stated.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/02/04/explain-how-you-spent-n251bn-iriase-asks-obaseki/amp/

emkz:


Have you heard of social infrastructure, have you heard of health infrastructure? Do you know that the health policy is a form of infrastructure? Do you also know that security is a form of infrastructure? They can be physical or in form of policy. Sorry, I am working now and won't be able to say much, but what is the government's business in owning and running a primary school? Most of the things you listed are things that should be handled by the local government. It's like saying patching a road is a state government project that should be celebrated. The state government should intervene when the project becomes too big for the local councils.

Obiaksnews:
I see like i said earlier, you definitely don't know what the state government is into, but your type are the very first to criticize without any idea of what they are talking about. I will speak on your points one after the other.

First talking about social infrastructure, The state governor Obaseki in his wisdom and people friendly policies created the Edo innovative programme, apart from just creating that platform, he also built a complex where young intellectuals can gather and learn more about the use of ICT and digital tools to earn a living, He also created the Edo jobs platform where young graduates in the state can go online to seek for jobs. i know this because the state government has a website for edojobs which is easily accessible online as well as a whatsapp group where available jobs are advertised. Also the state government also introduced the Alaghodaro submit where investors from all over Nigeria and outside Nigeria can come and see the business prospects available in the state, as well as to employ graduates who are qualified to work. Secondly talking about health care, do you know that the new central hospital which was built and commissioned by the last administration but has remained idle due to lack of equipment is now working due to the intervention of Obaseki ? Talking about security, if you stay in benin and you are not being bias you would have see the new fleet of cars with the tag "Wabaizighan" which were introduced by the state government to help tackle crime in the state, apart from creating the outfit, He also created a trust fund for it. here is a link if you need more information on that : https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/obaseki-unveils-security-architecture-trust-fund/ . And to quickly correct an error made by you, The Benin technical school renovated by the state government is not a primary school, but a technical college which trains students on vocational skills, also the Edo state polytechnic of recent was rated as the 5th best state owned polytechnic in the country due to intervention of the state government. Going forward, i would advise you please do proper research on government policies and activities happening around you and stop criticizing blindly. Below is evidence of one of the Edo jobs whatsapp groups created by the state government. Have a nice day.

illitrate:
Billions upon Billions one day this country will not have a bottle of water to drink.

emkz:


So creating a platform where people can search for jobs[b] by a state government[/b] is an achievement?

Okay, if that is your reasoning, you win. I give up that some of you are irredeemable.

Obiaksnews:
I see like i said earlier, you definitely don't know what the state government is into, but your type are the very first to criticize without any idea of what they are talking about. I will speak on your points one after the other.

First talking about social infrastructure, The state governor Obaseki in his wisdom and people friendly policies created the Edo innovative programme, apart from just creating that platform, he also built a complex where young intellectuals can gather and learn more about the use of ICT and digital tools to earn a living, He also created the Edo jobs platform where young graduates in the state can go online to seek for jobs. i know this because the state government has a website for edojobs which is easily accessible online as well as a whatsapp group where available jobs are advertised. Also the state government also introduced the Alaghodaro submit where investors from all over Nigeria and outside Nigeria can come and see the business prospects available in the state, as well as to employ graduates who are qualified to work. Secondly talking about health care, do you know that the new central hospital which was built and commissioned by the last administration but has remained idle due to lack of equipment is now working due to the intervention of Obaseki ? Talking about security, if you stay in benin and you are not being bias you would have seen the new fleet of cars with the tag "Wabaizighan" which were introduced by the state government to help tackle crime in the state, apart from creating the outfit, He also created a trust fund for it. here is a link if you need more information on that : https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/obaseki-unveils-security-architecture-trust-fund/ . And to quickly correct an error made by you, The Benin technical school renovated by the state government is not a primary school, but a technical college which trains students on vocational skills, also the Edo state polytechnic of recent was rated as the 5th best state owned polytechnic in the country due to intervention of the state government. Going forward, i would advise you please do proper research on government policies and activities happening around you and stop criticizing blindly. Below is evidence of one of the Edo jobs whatsapp groups created by the state government. Have a nice day.

Jack500:
It has started, Obaseki should know that he can't bite the fingers that feed him, and for the fact that he has the support of ipob youths he is destined to fail, all the people those guys support are condemmed to fail.

Anyway, let me enjoy the battle royal from the governor's house.

Jack500:
It has started, Obaseki should know that he can't bite the fingers that feed him, and for the fact that he has the support of ipob youths he is destined to fail, all the people those guys support are condemmed to fail.

Anyway, let me enjoy the battle royal from the governor's house.

post=86389742:

All the states in Nigeria are making a hell lot of money mehn, especially the Niger Delta States...(rightly so anyways)!
But the question is what are they doing with all the funds?

It is unfortunate that the citizens they governed have been programmed to believe that for anything to be good in their lives, it must come from the FG, even if you cannot afford to buy a match stick for your kitchen, just cry to the FG!

Illiteracy is not a disease....... it is something worse!!