Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State yesterday in Benin inaugurated a 30-year development plan as part of activities to mark his fifth year in office.
The plan is broken into six tranches of five years each.
“Planning is not a document, it has to be a process,”Obaseki said, adding: “we have to live it and that is what the Edo 30 years developmental plan is all about.”
Continuing ,he said: “One of the greatest concerns that people have is whether our reforms and innovations will continue after leaving office.
“I can’t guarantee that my successor is going to do better than myself.
“However, what we can guarantee is that once we have a system that is working, that calls the leadership to account.
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“It is a better guarantee to ensure that the system will continue to work the way the people want it.
“In another 30 years or less, as you are flying into Edo, all you will see are farms, just as you see in other parts of the world.
“All of these cannot happen if there is no law and order; our responsibility is to protect our people and their properties.
“We will build and design our security structure; we will continue to invest even in the federal system. The successes of Edo State Security and Vigilantes are very amazing,” he said.
The governor assured that his administration would launch the e-governance platform before the end of the year.
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