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By Idahosa Musa
Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off a 14 -kilometre road project in Uhunwonde Local Government Area in the State.
Upon completion, the road project which was flagged off on Tuesday is expected to link ten communities in the local government area, including the immediate past Governor Godwin Obaseki’s community.
Addressing the people during the ceremony, Governor Okpehbolo said that the 14-kilometre road will significantly ease transportation, facilitate movement of agricultural produce, stimulate local commerce, and ultimately enhance the quality of life for residents across the ten affected communities.
He highlighted the significant representation of the Uhunwonde community within his cabinet, noting that two of the nine appointed commissioners: the Commissioner for Justice and the Commissioner for Energy and Water Resources, hail from the area.
Okpehbolo said: “I want to thank the elders of this community. We have appointed nine commissioners out of which this community already has two: the commissioner for Justice and the commissioner for Energy and Water Resources,” Governor Okpebholo stated.
“You remember the last time I came here to campaign, I told you to vote for me. You voted for your son before, and he did not remember you. If I have a son who will not remember me, I will not pray for him.
“And I promised that I was coming to do the road when I win the election. It is about seven months into our administration now. We are here to officially flag-off the road.
“Have we not started? This is why anywhere I go, I can beat my chest to say that a new Edo has risen. We will complete this road by the grace of God”.
Governor Okpebholo assured residents that road construction is merely the first of many positive developments planned for the area.
The Governor underscored the caliber of the project, remarking on the brand-new equipment brought in by the contractors as a sign of “capacity.”
Shifting to broader political discourse, Governor Okpebholo projected optimism for the 2027 presidential election.
“I am expecting 2.5 million votes for President Tinubu in 2027 election. I want to tell you that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is solidly behind you.
“Before now, when the people said, ‘Edo no be Lagos’, we did not develop. But today, we are developing.
“We have turned Edo to Lagos in terms of development. You can see a flyover. Are you not seeing it? We are no longer dreaming it; we are now seeing it”, he said
He further cited other projects embarked upon by his administration to include the ongoing Temboga Road in Benin and the rehabilitated Benin-Ekpoma Road, which now allows for a 45-minute journey, a significant reduction from the previous several hours.
“That is the same road that the past government once placed a sign board saying, ‘This is Federal Road, Bear with us”, Okpehbolo recalled.
