Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inspected the construction of the Eguaholor-Iguomon-Uvbenisi-Oza Road to Ohe community linking Uhunmwode and Orhionmwon Local Government Areas of Edo State.
The ongoing project is a 14km stretch of road located in the village of the former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and it will connect several agrarian communities in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon Local Government Areas.
Residents of Uvbenisi praised Gov. Okpebholo for remembering them and making them feel the presence of government in the area, as his administration embarked on the construction of the long abandoned link road.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the inspection of the road, the governor said: “This is Obaseki’s community, you can see the excitement on the faces of the people, how they have all come out to welcome us. Obaseki was governor of Edo State for eight years and never remembered his people.
“When I came during my campaigns, i promised them that when I win the election, I will come and do this road. The road then was completely bad and inaccessible.
“This is my second time coming here. The first time was when I came to flag off this road and the second time now is to inspect the progress of the job done so far.”
He said the construction of the road attests to the support of President Bola Tinubu in Edo’s infrastructure and agricultural revolution drive, assuring that the benefitting residents will appreciate the president with maximum votes in 2027.
The construction of the road is a bold statement by the Okpebholo administration to encourage residents to live a quality life.
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Appreciating the governor, the councillor representing Isi North in Uhunmwode Local Government Area, Friday Agbonze, said the people have suffered for a long time from this abandoned road as the construction has come to boost the economic resources of the people of the area.
“Before now, we made several attempts to reach the former governor, Obaseki who is from this our community and he did nothing to help us. Thank God in just one year, Governor Okpebholo has brought road to us and opened up our community. We are so very happy,” he said.
Another resident, Mrs. Oyenmwen Igbinedion said that “Governor Okpebholo has rescued us from darkness and it shows that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a party to be trusted and this have shown that Governor Okpebholo’s administration is delivering practical governance to Edo people.”
