Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has said, with its robust collaboration with the Federal Government, the state is on course to become the envy of other states.
The governor made this declaration when he received the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, who was on a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City.
According to Okpebholo, Edo has experienced a lot of developmental strides under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing Edo as the President’s adopted state.
He vowed that his administration would continue to work with the Federal Government in the interest of the development of the state.
He said: ‘As the governor, I promise that his administration will continue to work with the Federal Government to develop the state and make it the envy of all.
‘I want to thank you (the AGF) for choosing Edo State and thank President Bola Tinubu for his interest in the state. Even as an opposition state then, I knew we were part of the All Progressives Congress family.
‘A lot of development has come to Edo State, and we will make it the envy of all and we trust God to direct our path as a state’, Okpebholo said.
Okpebholo also praised the work ethic of the AGF since her assumption of office.“The visit of the Accountant-General has brought back old memories as neighbours.
‘She is a due process person, and as the Accountant-General of the Federation, she will continue to follow due process.
‘Her work ethic since her announcement as the Accountant-General shows that she is the right person for the job. There is a lot of improvement in the system, and you are doing well’, he added.
Earlier, the Accountant-General explained that she and her team were in the state to assess the Federal Pay Office.
She said: ‘We are touching on a few of the offices of the Accountant-General that are designated as Federal Pay Offices in the six geopolitical zones, and we are picking one from each zone to visit. Edo State is the one chosen from this zone.
‘We are constructing a building to house the Federal Pay Office in Edo State, which is a replica of the Treasury House of the Federal Government in the State.
‘The Federal Pay Offices perform the role of treasury management to all the federal institutions in all the states of the federation’.
