A former Chairman of Igueben Local Government Council in Edo State, Sylvanus Igbogbo, has poured encomium on Governor Monday Okpebholo on the occasion of his first anniversary in office.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain described the governor as an achiever who has performed tremendously within his short period thus far in office, asserting that he has the capacity to do even more.
Congratulating Gov. Okpebholo on his milestone achievements in his one year in office, Igbogbo stressed that he is the only person who can surpass his good deeds.
“Governor Monday Okpebholo has done very well within the one-year period that he assumed office. I know that he’s going to do much better as the years roll by. He is a man who has a listening ear. He will not disappoint us.
“Thus far, he has been appointing people who are capable to his cabinet. These are people who have what it takes to make him meet the people’s needs or aspirations.
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“Needless to appeal to the people of Edo State to stand with him as he navigates the pathway to good governance and makes the people happy,” Igbogbo said.
He asserted further that Gov. Okpebholo came in, hitting the ground running with legacy projects like the construction of two flyovers at Ramat Park and Sapele Road (two prominent locations in Benin City).
“There’s also the yeoman efforts he has put in the education sector with the complete refurbishment and renovation of scores of erstwhile dilapidated schools across the state.
“Look at the federal road in Ekpoma. It’s being done well through his effort. The roads that he’s doing, he’s putting concrete which will make them stand for many years.
“I commend his efforts and pray that God will enable him to achieve more than what others before him achieved,” he added.
On Gov. Okpebholo’s boast to garner over 3 million votes from Edo State for President Tinubu in the 2027, Igbogbo affirmed: “It’s a simple thing. It’s possible. We’re talking about politics.
“We’re doing our outreach, talking to Edolites to key into the voters registration, telling them what they stand to benefit by so doing.”
On Gov. Okpebholo’s recent milestone achievement of employing some 5,000 teachers into the state civil service, Igbogbo described the action as a huge empowerment programme that will cascade into lifting at least 50,000 people from the shackles of poverty.
