“Political Appointees In Edo Mere Onlookers,” APC On Sack Of Commissioner For Health

By Ayodele  Oni

The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has reacted to the sack of the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Samuel Alli, by Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday. The Party said it confirms the status of some political appointees in the administration.

In a statement, Orobosa Omo-Ojo, the Director of Publicity Committee, Edo APC Governorship Campaign Council, stated that some of the commissioners are mere onlookers in their various ministries as Governor Obaseki prefers to use consultants in carrying out government jobs.

Condemning the sack, APC described the action as “scapegoating of Dr. Alli who Governor Godwin Obaseki had reduced to a mere supervisor in the State Ministry of Health.”

According to the APC, “the fate of Dr. Alli, like other Commissioners serving in his administration, is as a result of Obaseki’s preference for use of Consultants who he has leased Edo to, apparently to drain the state of resources.

“The Government statement, claiming that Governor Obaseki is resolute on his finishing strong objective and that he will remove any obstacles that may hinder optimal service delivery to the people in the remaining four months of his administration, is deceitful and deceptive.

“Truth is, its late for Obaseki and the PDP to save themselves from the shaming that awaits them as a result of their complete failure to attend to the basic needs of Edo people, including health care, education, food security, infrastructure, and their general well-being.

“There is no magic that Obaseki can use to complete the several uncompleted projects that now look like abandoned projects.

“Rather than searching for more scapegoats, the Edo APC Governorship Campaign Council is calling on Governor Obaseki to step aside for a transitional government that will stop the wobbling that Edo State has become under his stewardship.

“For other commissioners who have also become spectators in their ministries, the APC Campaign Council is by this message, calling on them to resign and join forces with other patriotic groups to retrieve the state from Obaseki and his group of consultants that are determined to keep the state as their personal enterprise through the candidacy of Asue Ighodalo.”

Governor Obaseki, in a statement by secretary to the state government,Osarodion Ogie, stated that “The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the disengagement of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with immediate effect.

“He is to hand over all government documents and resources in his possession to the most senior civil servant within the Ministry of Health.

“The Government thanks him for his service and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”