BRACED: Govt Must Rebuild Infrastructure to Aid Devt, Says Obaseki

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-City

Edo State Governor, Goodwin Obaseki, has said the country could not attain any meaningful development unless infrastructure was rebuilt.

Obaseki also stated that bureaucracy must be fixed to ensure that the Public Service support the drive to development of the country.

The Edo governor said this yesterday in Benin at the opening of the BRACED Commission Strategy Retreat for Heads of Service from Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta at the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA).

Using Edo State as a case study, he said his administration decided to build the state through institutional reforms, infrastructural development, Social welfare enhancement, economic revolution, environmental sustainability as well as arts, culture and tourism.

Besides, Obaseki noted that the civil service must employ the best brains, just like Edo is doing, to make the work force better.

“Because we are hiring the best, we must pay them the way their counterparts are being paid in other organisations. So, If we must rebuild Nigeria, then the best brains must be attracted to work in the public and civil service

“We cannot build our country and states if we do not build our institutions and infrastructure. So, it is so important that as we talk about building Nigeria, we must also fix our bureaucracy that runs Nigeria at all levels,” Obaseki said.

He further noted that the retreat with the theme: “Leadership in the Public Sector-Strengthening Public Institutions”, would afford participants the opportunity to brainstorm on ways to support each other to develop the civil and public service in the South South region.