Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has defended the government of President Bola Tinubu.
This is as he claimed Tinubu inherited a failed economy from previous administration.
The governor said despite the poor state of the economy when he took over in 2023, Tinubu has substantially fixed the mess in the last 26 months.
Governor Okpebholo disclosed this while speaking in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally for the August 16 Edo Central Senatorial By-election.
Okpebholo, who led APC stakeholders to several wards in the area, including Uwessan and Ewu, commended Tinubu’s policies aimed at stabilising the economy.
He said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited a failed economy from previous administrations. He met a very bad situation. He has really worked hard to address the issues and to fix the mess he inherited from his predecessors.”
According to Governor Okpebholo, President’s support has been instrumental to his own performance as Governor, urging the people to support him for a re-election in 2027.
He said: “Within a short period in the Senate, I was able to secure an approval of N130 billion from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the construction of the Ekpoma–Auchi–Okpella Road.
“We had a PDP senator who spent eight years and could not achieve this. What we achieved in nine months in the Senate, with President Tinubu’s support, the PDP could not do in eight years.”
Okpebholo further stated that upon assuming office as a Senator and later as Governor, he quickly aligned with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda because of Tinubu’s love for Edo State.
“President Tinubu told me to fix roads in Edo State with the assurance of a reimbursement. So, we are working. Immediately after the rains, there will be massive road construction across the State,” he said.
