President Bola Tinubu says his administration will sustain federal support for infrastructure development in Edo state, including roads, healthcare, energy, agriculture, entrepreneurship and security.
Speaking through Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who
represented him at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held in Benin
City, the Edo state capital, on Thursday, Tinubu said the federal government
would honour its understanding with the administration of Monday Okpebholo.
In a statement issued after the rally, Patrick Ebojele,
chief press secretary to Okpebholo, quoted Shettima as saying that no serious
effort to close Nigeria’s infrastructure gap could succeed without Edo state.
Ebojele said the APC presidential rally in Edo coincided
with the second anniversary of Okpebholo’s assumption of office.
“We have come to assure you that you can count on us too,”
Shettima said.
“When we came to you four years ago, we said we could not
address our nation’s infrastructure deficit without carrying Edo state along.
We have not abandoned that agreement.”
Shettima said work had started on the dualisation of roads
to Ekpoma, Auchi and Okpella, as well as the Benin-Agbor-Sapele road.
He said the federal government was determined to build more
roads in the state. He also highlighted ongoing efforts to secure the return of
Benin artefacts and the transfer of ownership of the Benin treasures to
Nigeria.
The vice-president commended Okpebholo for his efforts to
develop the state’s infrastructure.
Shettima added that the president holds the governor in high
esteem.
On his part, Okpebholo said Edo state would be delivered for
Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
“In Edo state, we are ready to deliver, come January 2027.
The President has done so much for Edo people,” the governor said.
“Today, we don’t owe salaries. We don’t owe pensioners.
Construction work is going on everywhere.”
He said the visible construction across the state
demonstrated his administration’s commitment to development and workers’
welfare.
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