Governor Monday Okpebholo in one year...

■Ongoing construction of over 250 kilometer stretch of roads across the three senatorial districts 

■Revitalization of Edo Line with over 100 buses and purchase of 50 high capacity CNG buses.

■Purchase of over 60 operational vehicles for security agencies. Recruitment of over 2,500 operatives of Edo State Security Corps 

■Ongoing recruitment of 300 vigilantes per local government across the State. 

■Renovation, construction and furnishing of over 70 public schools 

■Renovation, construction and furnishing of over 70 hospitals and primary healthcare centres 

■Recruitment of over 5,000 public school teachers. 

■Recruitment of over 2,000 healthcare workers. 


■Ongoing construction of two flyover bridges in Benin City. 

■Revival of Ambrose Alli University and other tertiary institutions in Edo State 

■Ongoing flood control project in Edo State, especially the GRA area 

■Purchase and distribution of over 50 farm tractors and other equipment to farmers across the 18 local government areas 

■Cultivation of over 9,000 hectares of farmlands by the Edo State Government

■Increase of minimum wage for civil servants 

■Successes in taming violent cult-related killings in the State 

■Payment of arrears of pension benefits and gratuities owed since 2013

■Restoration of full statutory rights to the Oba of Benin 

■Attraction of over $350 million Foreign Direct Investment to Edo State


■Rehabilitation of failed portions of major Federal Roads

■Major reforms in the State's Civil Service 

...and many more, all within one year in office. Na only blind man go complain say Governor Okpebholo no dey make Edo State shine.

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