 Governor Gardiner Basseke of Edo State, on Saturday holidays, the first executive governor of the state chief John Odege Oyegu with the commission of a civil service training institute, the John Odege Oyegu Public Service Academy, which he named after the elder statesman. Governor Basseke at the commissioning of the academy said the institute was positioned to transform civil public service delivery and bridge knowledge gaps in pursuit of excellence. Was founded to strengthen the public service institution through capacity building. Many scholars argue that we will not go very far until we have strengthened our institutions. Edo State is going digital. That's the direction the world has taken. Today we're talking about AI, artificial intelligence. We're talking about the Internet of Things. We cannot go back to where it used to be. Therefore, Edo State has decided to go digital and our public service is leading the way. We're investing in extensive digital infrastructure as we are now on the verge of completing the lane of 2,000 kilometers of fiber optics across Edo State. Civil servants to work well. There must be a connection between the political head and the service. And the way you can deliver the policies of government to the citizens is actually through the civil servants. Now, the public servants are those who would implement certain aspects of the things that come out from government policies. It's insane and fatical that today I am very proud. Very proud that my name has been associated with an institution of such intense possibilities. An institution like I said in prayer that will almost certainly serve as a lighthouse. Thank you very much.