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Critics Trying to Distract My Administration, Says Okpebholo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:00:50 +0000

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has raised the alarm that some critics are making concerted efforts to distract his administration and drag the state backwards. InfoStride News reports that the governor spoke during an interdenominational prayer service held at his residence in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of the state. Okpebholo also sought divine [...]

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Edo Govt Defends Okpebholo’s Performance, Says Critics Can’t Fault Quality of Projects

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:13 +0000

The Edo State Government has said that while critics of Governor Monday Okpebholo may complain to remain relevant, they cannot dispute the scale and quality of the infrastructural development recorded in his first year in office. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin [...]

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Edo Govt Sets Up Oshiomhole-led Committee to Probe MOWAA Crisis

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:00:53 +0000

As controversy deepens over the true ownership and governance of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has constituted a six-man special committee to investigate the operations and management structure of the museum. The development follows mounting tension between the Palace of the Oba of Benin, [...]

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Edo Government Clarifies Governor Okpebholo’s Comment on Peter Obi’s Visit

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:00:06 +0000

The Edo State Government has clarified remarks made by Governor Monday Okpebholo concerning the proposed visit of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to the state, stating that the comment was not intended as an attack. Governor Okpebholo had come under public criticism after reportedly warning that Obi should not enter [...]

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Edo Governor Signs N675bn 2025 Budget into Law

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:54 +0000

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N675.2 billion into law, describing it as a budget aimed at reviving the state’s economy and delivering the dividends of democracy. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the Government House, Okpebholo referred to the 2025 fiscal plan as the “Renewed Hope Budget [...]

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APC Urges Tribunal to Dismiss PDP Petition Challenging Governor Okpebholo’s Victory

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:00:26 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has requested the dismissal of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2024 Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo. At the tribunal sitting in Benin on Wednesday, APC’s counsel, Ferdinand Orbih, SAN, described the PDP’s petition as incompetent and lacking [...]

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PDP Accuses Edo Governor of Squandering N30bn, Delayed Salaries

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:00:55 +0000

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration of mismanaging over N30 billion left in the state’s coffers by the immediate past government of Godwin Obaseki. The allegations come just two weeks after Okpebholo was sworn into office. Addressing a press conference titled “State of the Nation [...]

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Obaseki’s Media Aide Criticizes Governor Okpebholo’s Probe as a Smokescreen

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:30:19 +0000

The media aide to former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has described Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to probe the previous administration as a diversionary tactic aimed at masking incompetence and lack of preparedness for governance. In a statement issued on Monday, the aide, Crusoe Osagie, accused Governor Okpebholo of using political theatrics to distract the [...]

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Obaseki Urges Governor-Elect Okpebholo to Form Transition Team

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:00:03 +0000

With just 30 days left in his tenure, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has requested the governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to constitute a transition team to facilitate a seamless handover. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Joseph Eboigbe, conveyed this in a statement on Sunday in Benin City. Eboigbe explained that the incoming administration’s [...]

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Edo Governor-Elect, Okpebholo, Awaits Congratulatory Message from Opposition

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:56 +0000

Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed anticipation for a congratulatory message from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the recently concluded gubernatorial election, Asue Ighodalo. After receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, Okpebholo visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he met [...]

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Edo Guber: APC’s Okpebholo Leads with 11 LGAs as Results Collation Resumes

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:00:43 +0000

The collation of results for the Edo State governorship election resumed on Sunday, with All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, taking the lead in 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to the latest figures announced by the Returning Officer, [...]

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