OKPEBHOLO MARKS SIX MONTHS OF LEADERSHIP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION, AND SECURITY REFORMS
Governor Monday Okpebholo clocks six months in office, his administration is showcasing a scorecard anchored on infrastructural renewal, educational reform, public sector revitalization, and an unrelenting war on crime and cultism.
Since taking office in November 2024, the Governor has pursued what aides describe as a “people-first agenda.” On his first day, he flagged off the long-abandoned Teboga-Uteh-Ugbowo Road reconstruction to alleviate flooding and traffic on the Uselu-Ugbowo axis. Numerous other road projects have since been launched across the three senatorial districts.
In education, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has seen the return of its Governing Council, a monthly subvention increase from N41 million to N500 million, and the resolution of crises plaguing the College of Medicine. Previously disengaged lecturers have been reinstated, while stranded students have been inducted.
Governor Okpebholo has also overhauled primary and secondary education, regularizing EdoSTAR teachers and hiring over 500 new educators. His administration passed laws targeting cultism and kidnapping, demolished criminal hideouts, and intensified collaboration with security agencies—restoring peace to once-volatile towns like Uromi and Ekpoma.
He also made history by raising the state’s minimum wage to N75,000—the highest in the country—while budgeting over N70 billion to bolster agriculture and rural development. His team says the goal is self-sufficiency in food production and rural job creation.
“This is only the beginning,” the Governor’s office said in a statement. “Governor Okpebholo remains committed to leading with compassion, urgency, and integrity.”
