Gov. Okpebholo, Trending for Good Reasons, Amid Growing Opposition
By: Oriaifoh Godwins
The Governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is always in the news for good reasons, despite the effort of all the naysayers at downplaying the lofty people oriented projects he has been, and still executing in the past one year since his assumption of office as the Governor of Edo state.
Those naysayers, need to be tutored on how to be a good opposition; because, being in opposition is not evil. What is evil, is being blind to every good thing.
When a Governor is doing well, a responsible opposition should commend him, but when an opposition is consistently expressing doubt, or negativity about beautiful ideas, plans, or positive changes; often saying it won’t work or it can’t be done, then such oppositions are either enemies of progress, enemies of Edo state, or have some sinister hidden agenda to derail the rising of a New Edo state, that is being progressively built by Governor Monday Okpebholo.
Thankfully, many people are seeing, and appreciating what Gov. Okpebholo has been doing, even when some are saying; "na wetin he don do sef"? In any case, life can be very difficult for who no get eyes ooo.
Recently, Governor Monday Okpebholo won 'The Best Governor Award' in Education, from the New Telegraph.
In the last 1year, after his swearing into office, Governor Okpebholo has renovated a number of schools, making same conducive for learning.
He has employed over 6,000 teachers in 1year.
He Increased the subvention to Ambrose Alli University, AAU, from 41million to 500million monthly... woooow.
He constructed new workshops and procured sophisticated equipment for Technical Colleges across Edo State.
Governor Monday Okpebholo, has Increased subvention of Edo University Iyamho from Twenty Five Million naira, to a whopping Two Hundred and Fifty Million naira.
He eradicated extravagant parties and irrelevant spendings in Nursery and Primary schools, thereby reducing the burden on poor parents.
He constructed 6km internal roads in the 8 state owned Polytechnics after 23 years, via partnership with NDDC.
Governor Okpebholo has introduced bursery payments to students after 20 years of its stoppage.
Ongoing 132 billion naira dual Ekpoma concrete road with street lights via support from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ease the age long suffering of both students and commuters, is worthy of note. That road was a death trap. Untold number of lives properties, perishable food items were wasted on this road in the past eight years, before him.
Governor Okpebholo resolved the 128 AAU Medical students' induction bottleneck, that has been ongoing for 4years; and he also resolved the 810 AAU Nursing graduates' induction after 3 years.
Resolving over 1,000 students' Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, regularization for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, since 2019.
The construction of 600 hostel capacity in AAU, is currently ongoing, same as the two-in-one, 500 lecture theatre...and more.
All the above, are his impacts in boosting the Education sector. Similar efforts have been made in the Health, Security and other sectors....yet, some will say: WHAT HAS HE DONE? Opposition, I hail una ooooo