OKPEBHOLO IS ACTIVE! Why Edo Governor’s Approval Rating Keeps Rising Across The State

OKPEBHOLO IS ACTIVE!

Why Edo Governor’s Approval Rating Keeps Rising Across The State....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Since assuming office in November 2024, Governor Monday Okpebholo has gradually built a public image many Edo residents now describe with one simple word: active.

From early morning project inspections to late-night monitoring visits, the governor has consistently kept himself in the public eye, not through long speeches, but through visible construction activity, grassroots engagement, and rapid intervention across critical sectors.

Across Edo South, Edo Central, and Edo North, road construction, drainage expansion, market reconstruction, school upgrades, transport revival, and healthcare projects are beginning to shape the public conversation around his administration.

One of the biggest boosts to the governor’s growing public approval came recently when Edo State received national recognition in education performance through the NECO Award of Excellence, placing among the top-performing states in Nigeria in SSCE results. The recognition further strengthened the administration’s ongoing education reforms, including massive teacher recruitment, increased support for state-owned institutions, and infrastructure upgrades across schools.

Beyond education, the administration’s strategy of avoiding fresh heavy borrowing while still pushing aggressive infrastructure development has also attracted attention. Okpebholo has repeatedly maintained that his government is focusing on prudent spending, improved internally generated revenue, and strategic deployment of federal allocations rather than piling debt on future generations.

For many residents, however, the real political strength of the administration lies in visibility.

Whether in Benin City, Ekpoma, Auchi, Udomi, Uteh, Upper Mission, or several rural communities, the government’s presence is increasingly tied to physical projects people can actually see.

The reconstruction of Oba Market after the devastating fire incident, the ongoing 150-bed specialist hospital project in Udomi, the delivery of new buses, expansion of drainage infrastructure, market interventions, empowerment schemes for traders and artisans, and road projects cutting across multiple local governments have all contributed to the growing perception that governance is becoming more physically visible.

Critics may still question aspects of the administration, but even political opponents are beginning to acknowledge one thing: the government is visibly moving.

And in Nigerian politics, visibility matters.

For many Edo residents, the conversation is slowly shifting from political promises to physical evidence.

That may ultimately explain why the governor’s public rating continues to rise across different parts of the state.

Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah is the `Principal and CEO of Bush Radio Academy