Godwin Obaseki has launched a 30-year development plan at the 5th Alaghodaro Summit.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Governor of Edo State, Southern Nigeria, Godwin Obaseki made the announcement at this year’s summit themed, “Edo of Our Dreams: Building a Sustainable Future.”
While delivering his address, the Governor said the 30-year developmental plan is broken into five-year periods.
“Planning is not a document, it has to be a process; we have to live it, and that is what the Edo 30 years developmental plan is all about. It’s broken into five-year periods, and we have six of these periods,” he said.
The Governor also unveiled eight centres for the transformation of the state’s economy.
According to Obaseki, the centres for the state’s economic transformation include Benin River Port, the proposed airport in Edo north senatorial district, Edo State oil palm programme, Victor Uwaifo creative hub and the Edo production centre, the Edo Tech Park, Innovation Centres across the state and various oil palm projects in Edo.
“The Benin River Port project, for us, is going to be a game-changer. Our feasibility studies show so much potential and viability in that project. The Benin River Port could be the second most viable port in Nigeria; it is one infrastructure that we must build,” he added.
“We are leveraging on the key advantage of oil palm. We are aware that the oil palm is that crop that will bring large scale investors in the way we envision it; we are going to continue leveraging on technology to drive the future of our dear state.”
Obaseki highlighted some of the developmental plans lined up for the state.
He further noted that the electricity sector and the healthcare sector would not be alienated.
“Edo has the capacity to generate over 10,000 megawatts of electricity, and we will do so. Our goal is that within the shortest time possible, we should be able to build over 200km of streetlights in the Benin metropolis,” he said.
“As an investment banker, I know that the money we need to make Edo State the economic hub of the country is not a problem.
“We have sustained the reforms in the healthcare system, ensuring our people have access to quality and affordable health services. We are transforming the Central hospital and building a new Stella Obasanjo Hospital in our efforts to drive the needed change in the healthcare system in Edo State.
“I have no doubt in my mind that with the foundation we have laid in our basic education system, the future of our children in various basic schools across the state are very bright.”
