Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in newly elected chairmen of the 18 local government areas despite protests from the All Progressives Congress (APC) calling for a cancellation of the Saturday election over allegations of irregularities and massive rigging.
During the swearing in ceremony held in Benin City on Monday, Obaseki who expressed confidence in the “ability of the elected chairmen to collaborate with the state government to bring good governance to the people”, said they were carefully selected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and elected by the people.
Urging the new chairmen to focus on developing their areas and ensuring that the environment is clean, he assured that his administration would create alternative routes in areas where the federal roads have become dilapidated.
