By JOHN EWAH.
The uncompromised safety of Edo residents is at the core of the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration.
While the issue of security in Edo has been painted with diverse political colourations, many residents of the State can testify that the just concluded yuletide celebrations in the State stands to be adjudged as one of, if not the most peaceful yuletide celebrations we have seen in recent years. This has stemmed from Government's efforts in making Edo uninhabitable for criminal elements.
Besides Governor Godwin Obaseki setting up an organized Security architecture and network, including local vigilantes, and arming them with requisite weapons and equipment in the discharge of their duties, he has demonstrated unwavering commitment towards the welfare of Edo people by elevating and boosting security in the State through tech-based mechanisms. Today the Edo State Command and Control Centre is fully digitized, granting citizens direct access to Government in cases of contingent security threats and emergencies.
The Obaseki's administration has maintained its grip on sustaining and improving a peaceful and business-friendly atmosphere in the State. The influx of criminal elements from neighboring States have been tackled with adequate security measures, as Edo State today on relative terms remains the most peaceful State in the South-South.
Threats to peaceful atmosphere in the State through various criminal activities ranging from banditry, kidnapping, terrorism, to diverse forms of social vices have been nipped in the bud.
Despite security being on the Exclusive List, Governor Godwin Obaseki has found a way to harness the technicalities of the Law in favour of a local security outfit, right from the onset of his administration when he set up 'Operation Wabaizigan', to the local vigilantes which exist today.
The vigilante network is a local security outfit of Governor Obaseki's own conception, because he understands that an effective leadership is predicated on the security of lives and property. Obaseki took this drastic measure of incorporating the local vigilante into the security architecture of the State as a result of his determination to keep Edo people from ravaging bandits, and other forms of terrorism.
However, while Government is saddled with the responsibility of providing the right administrative framework for security and the dispense of justice to all who are found wanting, as well as setting in place, structures geared towards curbing crimes and criminality, the public owe it to the State, to report and expose any criminal activity perceived or noticed at all times. The Vigilante network has been largely localised by the Obaseki administration to enable easy information exchange between residents and security agencies.
The Edo State Command and Control Centre has also been put in place to grant the public access to quick responses in cases of emergencies. This has created a synergy between the Government and the people, contributing immensely to the mitigation of criminal activities in the State. It is however the desire of the Obaseki administration to see to the eradication of crime in Edo State. The approach so far adopted by Edo State Government towards security in the State is a grand scheme in his Master plan to make Edo safe.
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