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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of 4,800 Special Assistants across the state\u2019s 192 wards as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots governance and deepen the administration\u2019s presence in local communities.<\/p>\n
The governor announced the approval on Monday during a meeting with members of the All Progressives Congress\u00a0 from the state\u2019s 18 local government areas at the Government House in Benin City.<\/p>\n
Under the arrangement, each of the 192 wards will have 25 Special Assistants, according to the Edo State APC Chairman, Jarret Tenebe.<\/p>\n
Okpebholo said the initiative was designed to ensure that government programmes, opportunities and development initiatives reach communities at the grassroots.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we are taking governance to the grassroots so that whatever is from the top will also go down to the bottom,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n
He also reaffirmed his commitment to the APC and acknowledged the role played by party members in securing the party\u2019s electoral victories in the state.<\/p>\n
Tenebe said the meeting was convened to explain the criteria and guidelines for selecting beneficiaries of the appointments.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that the APC State Working Committee had constituted a committee to liaise with the various wards, monitor compliance with the stipulated guidelines and compile the names of qualified nominees for submission to the party headquarters in Benin City.<\/p>\n
APC chairman also commended the Okpebholo administration for what he described as efforts to reposition and strengthen the party\u2019s structure in Edo State.<\/p>\n
The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, members of the APC State Working Committee, ward chairmen and other party representatives from across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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