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  • Okpebholo’s victory is beginning of new dawn in Edo, says Edo federal lawmaker

    Okpebholo’s victory is beginning of new dawn in Edo, says Edo federal lawmaker

    The member representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode federal constituency of Edo state in the House of Representatives, Chief. Billy Adesuwa Osawaru has said that the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo is the beginning of a new dawn for the people of Edo state. 

    The lawmaker also attributed the victory of the APC in the September 21 governorship election to team work in the part of all members of the party across the three Senatorial district of the state. 

    In an interview with The Nation, Osawaru describe the Governor-Elect and his Deputy as agents of development, pointing out that they have already put in place a concrate plan for the development of the state. 

    He said Senator Okpebholo was ready to hit the ground running once he is inaugurated, adding that all members of the party in the state were ready to collaborate with him to ensure a turn around of the state. 

    Responding to allegations of vote buying against the APC during the elections, he said: “I don’t know what they mean hy vote buying. What I know is that since I joined politics here in Nigeria, I have always seen coming out to vote and after election, we always see one side, especially the side that lost always talking about the winner buying votes. 

    “So, it’s still like a mirage to me when people start bringing such allegations that the side that won was involved in vote buying. All I can say is that we did election, people came and we were able to convince them to vote for our party and we won. 

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    “If you are coming up with such allegations, you should have proof and by now, you should make them public. If you see somebody being ten thousand naira, you should have a video or picture evidence to back it up and as an observer group, you know what to do. Take the necessary steps and take a decision whether you want to go to court or not instead of making allegations”. 

    He also dismissed allegations that the victory of the APC in Edo state amount to the return of godfatherism to the state, saying “if you go to somebody who has occupied an office before for advice, does that mean godfatherism? What that mean is collaboration to ensure development of the state”

    While insisting that the APC victory was as a result of hard work and team work, he said the party campaigned vigorously, going round the three senatorial zones to sell their candidate and his programme to the people of the state. 

    He said: “With the way things were and the governor making statements like Nigeria will burn, it’s a do or die, the APC really had no choice than to go all out to work for its victory. We all did what we had to do to ensure that we win that election. 

    “The federal government stood up and endured that there was a level playing field by deploying enough security to protect the voters and the result irrespective of who wonwon and because there was enough security, the better side won. 

    “The APC campaigned, we worked round the clock and the results are there to show you who worked the hardest. 

  • BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Okpebholo winner of Edo governorship election

    BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Okpebholo winner of Edo governorship election

    The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo has emerged victorious in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday.

    According to the results from 18 local government areas (LGAs) announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, Okpebholo secured a total of 291,667 votes.

    The APC candidate also won in 11 of the state’s 18 local governments.

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    His closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), garnered 247,274 votes.

    Olumide Akpata, representing the Labour Party (LP), finished third, receiving a total of 22,763 votes.

    Details shortly…

  • Okpebholo promises to revive Ehor juice factory, technical college

    Okpebholo promises to revive Ehor juice factory, technical college

    The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo has promised to revive the Ehor juice factory that was established by Chief Lucky Igbinedion’s administration.

    Okpebholo, who currently represents Edo Central Senatorial District at the Senate, stated this over the weekend at Ehor, during APC’s ward-to-ward campaign in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area.

    The governorship candidate of APC promised to provide the necessary manpower and equipment needed to ensure that the Ehor Technical College was functional. He noted that the Ehor juice factory, when functional, would help to prevent the loss presently being experienced by the pineapple producers in  Uhunmwonde and other parts of Edo.

    Okpebholo said: “We are all aware that Uhunmwonde Local Government Area is one of the highest pineapple-producing local governments in Edo State if not Nigeria. Why can’t we provide the factory that will buy and process the products from the farmers, instead of allowing them to rot away on the farm, without buyers?”

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    On the technical college, the standard bearer of APC promised to provide teachers and equip it to the standard required to make it one of the best schools in the country.

    A chieftain of APC, Charles Idahosa, in his remarks, told the people that the only road tarred in Uhunmwonde LGA was done by a former governor of Edo, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, but expressed displeasure that the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) Godwin Obaseki, had turned the technical college to garri factory.

    Idahosa pleaded with the Uhunmwonde residents to massively vote for the APC on September 21, while noting that Okpebholo had promised to better the lives of the people of the area.

    The Director-General of APC’s campaign council in Edo, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, pleaded with the people to vote for APC. He noted that Okpebholo was a good candidate who would listen to the yearnings of the people.

    A former Edo governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, called on the people of Uhunmwonde to vote APC on September 21, to ensure good governance.


  • Civil servants will enjoy my administration, says APC candidate

    Civil servants will enjoy my administration, says APC candidate

    As campaigns for governorship elections in Edo State heat up, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said that when elected, his administration would not engage consultants to do the work of civil servants.

    The APC governorship hopeful also said that the monthly minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants would not be reduced, as widely alleged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Okpebholo, who spoke on Monday in Benin City while addressing members and supporters of the APC in Oredo Local Government Area, assured that his administration would declare a state of emergency on education, health, security and infrastructure, among others.

    He also assured that his government would bring all-round developments to the state.

    According to him, Edo will witness a new development.

    “Let me tell you, this is the time the civil servants in the state will enjoy. There will be no consultants coming from somewhere to do their jobs.

    “We will give them a chance to do their job. Their salaries would be guaranteed. Nobody is going to reduce it.

    “We are going to declare a state of emergency in our education, security, health, infrastructure and others once we emerge as we are elected into office in Edo State so that things will work again in Edo,” he said.

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    The APC candidate posited that to bring the needed development to the people and alleviate their plights, his administration would be declaring a state of emergency in all sectors of the state.

    He also promised that his government would employ 5,000 teachers on assumption of office as well as give out interest-free loans to market women in the state to boost their businesses.

    Earlier, the former governor of Edo State and senator representing Edo North at the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, appealed to the people to vote for the candidate of APC in the forthcoming election, claiming that the PDP is dead in the state politically.

  • 2024 election: Edo women pledge support for APC’s Okpebholo

    2024 election: Edo women pledge support for APC’s Okpebholo

    Edo state women under the umbrella of League of Women Voters in Edo State (LOWVIES), Edo Women’s Justice Network (EWJN) and Benin Women’s Forum (BWF) have pledged support for Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21 governorship election in the state.

    The women also vowed to stop the legacy of mismanagement in the state under the PDP-led administration.

    At a joint meeting and media briefing on Monday, July 15, LOWVIES, EWJN and BWF scored the Obaseki-led PDP government low in health, education, agriculture, energy and electricity

    The women spoke extensively about the activities of Governor Godwin Obaseki, pointing also to the danger of electing PDP again in Edo state, saying Edo people are disappointed over the state of infrastructure and that Governor Obaseki is a man in decline who has lost his political grip in the state.

    The women aired their views on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates. While expressing joy about Okpebholo’s honesty and ability to govern Edo State, they also declared that; the APC candidate is on track to win the September 21 governorship election and maybe win it by a landslide.

     ‘’A new type of leadership is needed in Edo State. Everything is going Monday Okpebholo’s way. We are standing by him as the state’s best choice to remove the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from Edo State Government House’’.

    Corroborating the conversation, the Chairperson of League of Women Voters in Edo State (LOWVIES), Mrs. Doris Idahosa described the APC gubernatorial candidate as a charismatic leader with a strong moral belief of how things should be. “Monday Okpebholo is the perfect person for the governorship job. He represents a moving target determined to push the frontiers of excellence in both the rural and urban areas.

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    “The APC candidate is brilliant, accessible and will make the difference in the politics and development of the state” they said. The women praised Edo youths for the decreasing level of tolerance for poor performance by PDP elected and appointed officials in the state.”

     ‘’We don’t want another transactional leader in Edo State. Godwin Obaseki lost sight of the ideals of good governance. Monday Okpebholo is willing and ready to return Edo State to the path of greatness and recover the lost years’’

    “Monday Okpebholo is a large-hearted philanthropist, a reputable humanist and a God-fearing individual. He has the capacity to drive the state in the direction that we want it. So, he is just the natural choice of the people” the women said.

     The statement also underscored Okpebholo’s performance and leadership qualities. “The APC governorship candidate is a man of action and few words. He believes in performance and has been tested and proven over the years. His track records speak for him, he doesn’t believe in talking too much” 

    The women also commended the youths and traditional rulers in the state for supporting the gubernatorial ambition of the APC candidate, saying Okpebholo would empower the people, improve business environment and uphold the values of communal harmony that make Edo State a unique model for us all.

     “Monday Okpebholo is a very thorough man with deep religious values. He will ensure the unity of the state, drive productivity and growth, raise the standard of living in the state and improve the lot of everyone. He will lead the state to the next level, run an open government with accountability standards, upgrade existing roads, and ensure that all roads in the state have adequate drainage systems to aggressively check the menace of flooding and erosion’’.

    ‘’Monday Okpebholo will ensure lasting peace through security and good governance, decent education, adequate medical care and affordable housing. Agriculture will witness turn around. Youth employment and women empowerment will be given attention. Rapid results will be achieved in the economic sector” the statement added.

  • I will run an inclusive govt, says APC candidate

    I will run an inclusive govt, says APC candidate

    Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, says he will run an inclusive government when elected in the September 21 governorship election.

    Okpebholo said this yesterday on the sidelines of a flag off of medical mission by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Akamkpa, Cross River.

    The senator representing Edo Central in the 10th Assembly and a member of the Senate Committee on NDDC, noted that he would adopt bottom-top approach in running the affairs of the state.

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    According to him, unlike what is  obtainable in the governance of the state, his administration will be practically driven.

    ‘‘It will be a governance the people can relate with, a true people’s government in the real sense.”

    The APC candidate, who bemoaned the lack of infrastructural development across the 18 local governments of Edo, promised to re-enact Adams Oshiomhole’s infrastructural revolution.