Hendrix Oliomogbe
With far-reaching development projects, just one year after his inauguration, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has succeeded in silencing sceptics, who doubted his competence, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua has said.
In a statement weekend in Benin City, Prince Afegbua said the questions today in Edo State has shifted from his capacity to curiosity on how he is able to fund capital projects, ranging from school construction and rehabilitation, water supply, security infrastructure and agricultural support, across the three senatorial districts.
He added that under the previous arrangement, EdoBEST consultants received N160 million monthly, even as many schools deteriorated, adding that in contrast Governor Okpebholo has increased subventions to key tertiary institutions.
Prince Afegbua explained that Ambrose Alli University which previously received N41 million monthly now gets N500 million while Edo University, Iyamho which had received no state allocation before, now receives N250 million monthly.
He said: "Initially underrated during the election period, the governor is now receiving commendation for what officials call a humble, accountable and promise-driven style of leadership.
"Public discourse across Edo has shifted from questions about his capacity to curiosity about how he is funding the scale of infrastructural work currently ongoing.
"While opposition figures have criticised aspects of the administration’s agenda, the government maintains that the results on ground speak for themselves."
He continued: “They may complain for relevance, but they cannot fault the quality or scale of the projects."
On healthcare, he added that the state has completed 60 new Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across the senatorial districts, part of a total of 146 planned.
“We are not only building PHCs; we are equipping them to function effectively,” the commissioner stated.
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