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Ahead of the July 11 local government council elections in Edo State, the senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has called on candidates who would be elected as chairmen to leverage the full autonomy of local governments to drive development at the grassroots.
He also advised them to be prudent in the management of the financial resources of their local government councils to avoid attracting the attention of anti-corruption agencies.
Senator Ikpea gave the advice at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo Central Senatorial District campaign flag-off for the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
Addressing the APC local government chairmanship candidates, Ikpea said: “Once you are elected and resume office, you should be prudent. That is really the major thing, be prudent. Once you are prudent and ensure that what comes is not meant for you for your pocket, it is for you to develop your local government then you will be fine because by time you feel it is your money and you do the wrong thing. EFCC is there to invite them.
“You have autonomy now but you do not have immunity like the executive governor.
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“Know that as a council chairman you can be invited by EFCC anytime even while in the office. So my advice for you is that you should be very prudent.”
The senator noted that Governor Monday Okpebholo was doing so much for the people of the state and charged the would-be local government chairmen to replicate the state government’s development efforts in their respective local government areas.
Speaking on his activities in the Senate, Senator Ikpea promised to implement all the initiatives of Governor Okpebholo in the Senate that predated his election to represent Edo Central, in addition to those he was already pursuing.
He also promised that, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, he would continue to embark on campaigns against drug and substance abuse, while creating empowerment programmes and jobs for youths in the senatorial district to complement the state government’s efforts.
Senator Ikpea further stated that Governor Okpebholo had done enough to ensure victory for the APC in the local government elections and urged party members to use the administration’s developmental strides to campaign for APC councillorship and chairmanship candidates in the five local government areas that make up Edo Central Senatorial District and across the state.
