Obaseki: We Must Be United to Rebuild Nigeria

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigerians must come together to rebuild the nation and reposition it on the path of sustainable economic growth and development.
The governor noted that no matter the frustration and lamentations, the task of rebuilding the country remains the duty of Nigerians and shouldn’t be left for external actors.

Obaseki spoke while addressing members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) who were at the Government House, Benin City.
He said, “At this time in our national development, we need to rebuild this country and its only Nigerians that can rebuild it. People will not come from outside to build and develop Nigeria for us. No matter the frustration and lamentations, we will do the hard work of building the nation. Institutes like yours have a great role to perform as it continues to set the standard as your Institute has achieved many great things over the years.”

Obaseki said his government through the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy would sustain efforts to foster accelerated human capital development within the state public service, in collaboration with ICAN and other institutions.

Obaseki stated, “On Saturday, we will be opening JOOPSA which is one of its kind in the sub-continent. It’s built by the state government for the training and development of public servants. The Institute is going to collaborate with a lot of institutes globally to enhance and strengthen the productivity and capacity of our public servants.

“Today, JOOPSA has developed a lot of relationships. It is not going to award certificates or degrees alone but will serve as an engine to strengthen service delivery, strengthening the capacity of our public servants as they work to deliver quality services to our people.”

He added, “In that light, we have courses slated to train our public servants in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, and financial management, among others, and can’t find a better Institute that will give us the level of collaboration we need to help us develop and produce the quality of manpower needed by the country.”