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Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Sunday carried out an unscheduled inspection of the ongoing construction of Ogheghe Road and Old Sapele Road in Benin City, ordering contractors to quicken the pace of work to fully utilise the dry season window.
The governor, who stopped by the project sites after attending a church service, said the visit was aimed at personally assessing the level of work done and ensuring timely delivery of the 4.1-kilometre road project.
According to him, the dry season offers a limited opportunity for accelerated construction, stressing that delays could affect completion timelines.
“I have not been around here for some time, so coming to look at this work and see what is going on is important,” Okpebholo said. “We are experiencing the dry season now. Apart from this time, there is no more time. We need to take advantage of the season, so the speed has to be doubled.”
While expressing satisfaction with the quality of work observed on site, the governor insisted that contractors must intensify efforts to meet expectations.
“Now that I’m here, I’ve seen the extent of what they are doing, and they are doing well. But I still need them to buckle up and be faster with the pace of work I’m seeing now. We just have about five months of dry season,” he said.
Governor Okpebholo also explained that photographs taken during the inspection were to ensure strict adherence to approved project specifications.
“The reason I snapped those pictures in one of the sections of the road is to see if what is on the ground matches the specification I have in my record,” he noted.
Recalling the origin of the project, the governor said the construction was initiated following complaints from residents over erosion and flooding, which had posed serious safety risks to the community.
“When we came here last time, people thought it would never be possible. The reason we are doing this road is because we heard that a child died on this street as a result of flooding and erosion. The child was washed away by erosion from this site, and that was the essence of our visit then,” he said.
The Ogheghe–Old Sapele Road project is expected to ease traffic, address erosion challenges and improve safety for residents upon completion.
