Obaseki: I’ll establish a new Technical College in Edo

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, has promised to establish a new technical college in Uzebba, Owan west local government area of the state.

Speaking during his reelection campaign, Obaseki said the plan is part of his strategies to build a vibrant workforce to drive the state’s industrial growth.

The governor said his administration has, in the last three years and eight months, continued to pursue reforms and policies that have seen the development of critical segments of the education sector, including basic, technical and tertiary education.

He said the vocational school built by the former President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration “will be upgraded to a technical college.

“This is homecoming for me because Uzebba is my home; I am ashamed to discover that we don’t have water in Uzebba and yet you have representatives in Abuja. I am going to ensure that my administration provides water for our people in Uzebba.”

Adelaja Ogun, leader of the PDP in wards 9 and 10, commended the governor for his administration’s investment in education and other sectors of the state, noting: “A vocational centre was built by former President Goodluck Jonathan but it is yet to be commissioned and put into use. We call on you to please come to our aid and make the school functional.”