The Edo State Governor, Godwin
Obaseki, on Friday said the reason why he is not using a bullet-proof car was
because of paucity of funds in the state.
He said his administration was
cutting down on the cost of governance in alignment with economic realities in
Nigeria.
“I am the governor of Edo State. I am entitled to a brand new bullet-proof car, but I have not bought it because we cannot afford it,” Mr. Obaseki said when the state branch of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, visited him at the Edo State Government House, Benin City.
Mr. Obaseki said he was using the
official vehicle left behind by his predecessor.
The governor, who said he was
avoiding ‘wasteful spending,’ added that his administration has contracted a
lady mechanic who was refurbishing old government vehicles.
He also denied that the state
government owed pensioners.
The governor called on the local
government councils in the state to provide accounts of their income and
expenditure profile for the past 10 years “to enable the pensioners understand
how the local government money was spent.”
The state Chairman of ANAN, Felix
Ahonsi, commended Mr. Obaseki on his effort towards human and infrastructural
development in the state.
Mr. Ahonsi said ANAN was ready to
collaborate with the government in the area of accounting, auditing, and
training.
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