Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has assured residents that his administration will remain focused on fulfilling the mandate entrusted to it by the people, while mobilising massive support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Okpebholo gave the assurance on Monday during his mobilisation tour of Egor and Oredo Local Government Areas, where he interacted with party members and solicited their continued support for APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
The governor, accompanied by APC leaders, the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, and other government officials, visited party members at various locations across the two local government areas.
In Egor, the delegation visited the Ogida Barracks Police Training School and the Textile Mill, where APC members from the 10 wards gathered to receive the governor.
The team later moved to Oredo, with visits to Garrick Memorial College, Edokpolor Grammar School and Uwa Primary School, where Okpebholo addressed party faithful and reiterated his administration’s commitment to the development of Edo State.
The governor expressed appreciation to residents of Egor and Oredo for their support for the APC during the recently concluded local government elections, urging them to sustain the momentum in the 2027 general elections.
He appealed to party members to support APC candidates contesting for seats in the House of Representatives, Senate and Edo State House of Assembly, as well as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to him, the large turnout recorded across the areas visited, despite the rainfall, demonstrated the enthusiasm of party members for the APC and its candidates.
“The turnout today in all the places visited in Egor and Oredo, despite the rain, speaks volumes of the love for the party and all our candidates in the general election, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“We would continue to work according to the mandate Edo people gave to us. We would work for the growth and development of the State and the party.
“I am standing in the gap for President Tinubu and know we are all committed to ensuring we deliver 2.5 million votes for his re-election in 2027.”
On the condition of roads across the state, Okpebholo said his administration was tackling the challenge of bad roads inherited from previous administrations, with a commitment to ensuring that roads across Edo are motorable.
He said the administration inherited the road challenges and was systematically addressing them.
“The bad roads in the State didn’t happen today, but the roads have been there before we came to power. But we are working to ensure all the bad roads are fixed.
“We would work to ensure all roads in the State are motorable. This is the reason why you voted for us.”
Also speaking, Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa thanked APC members for their continued support for the administration and urged them to remain committed to the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Edo APC Chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, commended party members for their support for Okpebholo and the APC, urging them to back the governor’s mobilisation efforts for President Tinubu.
Tenebe said the party’s performance in the local government elections had demonstrated the strength of its grassroots structure.
“We did it before during the local government elections where we gathered 2,158,600 votes. This has shown that the 2.5 million votes is very achievable. The governor is a party man and the party is doing well.”
The Chairmen of Egor and Oredo Local Government Areas, Osaro Eribo and Gabriel Iduseri, respectively, also called on residents to sustain their support for the APC, its candidates and President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
