Okpebholo’s Abandonment of Obaseki’s e-Gov System Plunges Edo to 19th in Digital Governance Ranking
Senator Monday Okpebholo’s dismantling of the e-governance system put in place by former governor Godwin Obaseki has plunged the State from number one to 19th in digital governance ranking in Nigeria.
The e-Gov system, which received global recognition under the Obaseki-led government, had positioned Edo as a model for digital transformation in the Nigerian public sector.
The Federal Government of Nigeria as well as international bodies, including the United Nations had ranked and recognised the State as the best in digital governance in Nigeria.
But according to a recent report, Edo State has now witnessed a dramatic fall in Nigeria’s digital governance rankings, plunging from 1st place to 19th following the abandonment of the e-Governance system by Senator Monday Okpebholo-led government.
The Nigerian Panorama CGPI Reports on e-Governance, titled ‘Panorama CGPI eGovernance Report,’ placed Kaduna, Delta and Anambra States as top performers, ranking them as first, second and third respectively.
While Edo ranked 19th with 47percent, Kogi ranked 18th with 48th percent and Jigawa 20th with 46 percent
Adamawa ranked as the worst-performing State, followed by Rivers and Katsina States.
The e-Governance report was put together by the CIAPS Governance Performance Index in conjunction with Nigerian Panorama. It uses government websites to assess governance performance and accessibility.
The report judged the 36 states of the federation using 10 parameters, including: website security, content relevance, up-to-date, citizen engagement, user-friendliness, empowerment opportunities, directory, policy & regulation updates, accountability, and Online services.
Speaking about the report, the Director General, CIAPS, Anthony Kila, noted that, “e-Governance is very important because it is one thing that most citizens can deal with. We think that state governments, which are supposed to be nearer forms of government to citizens, should be good at e-governance.
“The gateway to e-governance is the website, and what we have done is to check the websites of all 36 states of Nigeria to assess how connected they are with the people.”
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