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Okpebholo Inaugurates 18 Council Chairmen and Urges Them to Serve the People

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo inaugurated chairmen for all 18 local government areas.
  • He urged them to focus on grassroots development, avoid corruption and make government services felt across their communities.
  • Okpebholo also asked the chairmen to strengthen local political structures and support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has told the newly inaugurated chairmen of the state’s 18 local government areas that their mandate will be judged at community level. He urged them to prioritize grassroots development and reject corruption as they begin their terms.

Okpebholo spoke on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony at Festival Hall in the Government House in Benin City. He described the chairmen’s emergence as the start of a new chapter for local governance and development. The governor said the recent local government elections were free, fair and credible, and that turnout showed growing confidence in democracy and his administration.

The overwhelming victory recorded by our party at the recent polls is a call for more work.

· Monday OkpebholoThe Edo governor used the party’s election result to urge the new chairmen to deliver for residents.

He said local governments, as the level of government closest to residents, had a responsibility to ensure that development reached communities throughout the state. He also said renewed support for local government autonomy under President Bola Tinubu placed greater responsibility on the newly elected chairmen.

I charge you to go and work for the people, complement the development efforts of the state government and ensure that the impact of government is felt in every community.

· Monday OkpebholoHis central instruction to the newly inaugurated local government chairmen.

“The overwhelming victory recorded by our party at the recent polls is a call for more work,” Okpebholo said. “I charge you to go and work for the people, complement the development efforts of the state government and ensure that the impact of government is felt in every community.”

The governor urged the chairmen to treat public office as a sacred trust. He said their legacies would depend on the lives they improved, the problems they solved and the way they used the authority entrusted to them. He also asked them to strengthen grassroots political structures and help mobilize support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, including Edo’s collective target of 2.5 million votes for the president.

The best way to earn their continued support is through good governance and visible development.

· Monday OkpebholoThe governor linked public support to the quality of local administration.

“The best way to earn their continued support is through good governance and visible development,” Okpebholo said. “The people have entrusted you with leadership. Go and justify that trust. Serve with humility, lead with integrity and work with passion.” Gabriel Iduseri, chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, responded on behalf of the new chairmen and said they understood the responsibilities attached to their mandate.

The people have entrusted you with leadership. Go and justify that trust. Serve with humility, lead with integrity and work with passion.

· Monday OkpebholoHis closing appeal to the chairmen during the inauguration ceremony.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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