Editors applaud Okpebholo’s infrastructure, erosion projects after inspection tour

The tour covered road construction, urban infrastructure in education, roads, market, and erosion control projects, among others in and around Benin City.

Some Nigerian editors and media executives have applauded Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for his developmental strides in infrastructure across multiple sectors.

Political Economist reports that Governor Okpebholo, on Monday and Tuesday took editors and other stakeholders round some of his administration’s major infrastructure projects in Edo South Senatorial District, a few days ahead of the government’s second anniversary on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

The tour covered road construction, urban infrastructure in education, roads, market, and erosion control projects, among others in and around Benin City.

The tour provided the media executives a chance to see completed and ongoing works for themselves.

Locations visited included Catholic Charismatic Road, off Upper Ekenwan Road, Ugbighoko; the erosion control project at Ekenwan Army Barracks; Adesuwa Flyover on Sapele Road; the Sapele Road reconstruction; Ogheghe Road; Old Sapele Road; Temboga Road; Utteh Palace Road; Ikpoba Hill Flyover at Ramat Park; Obaseki Road and its erosion control works; and Okpagha.

Other locations include Oredo Girls Secondary School and Army Day Secondary School both of which have been modernised from no-roof and dilapidated schools to modern learning environments.

At the Ekenwan Army Barracks site, the Governor said the project was the first major infrastructure work his administration started and finished, within its first few months in office.

He explained that the area had no usable road because of severe flooding. His government built a pond to collect and channel the water, which was part of the drainage and erosion control solution.

“Actually, when we started, there was no road here because of the water here, so we had to create this pond so that all the collections will be coming in here. This was actually the first major project I started and completed within three to four months,” he said.

Speaking for the editors, Deji Bademosi commended the Governor over the number and scale of the projects, and described the tour as an eye-opener.

He said he was surprised that so much had been done in two years, adding that he had asked the Governor whether he had planned it all before taking office.

“We’ve gone round quite a number of projects. With what I’m seeing, I’m surprised the Governor is able to do all of these within a period of two years. At some point, I had to ask him if he had actually planned this before he came into office,” Bademosi said.

He noted that the tour had so far focused mainly on roads, and said the record could look even stronger once education and healthcare were taken into account. Seeing the projects physically, he said, gave a clearer picture than reports and media publications could.

“This is an opener for me because sometimes it’s always good to see things for yourself,” he said. “There is no doubt at all that the people of Edo State have got a good Governor.”

Looking ahead, Bademosi said the pace recorded in the first half of the Governor’s four-year term raised expectations for the remaining two years.

“If he’s been able to do this within two years, then imagine what the next two years would be. I would just say congratulations to the people of Edo State. They are lucky to have him, and they should continue to pray that he doesn’t give up,” he added.

The tour is part of activities leading to the second anniversary of the Okpebholo administration, which was sworn in on November 12, 2024.

The Governor was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Yakubu Musa, JP; the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua; and other government officials.