In the countdown to Saturday’s National Assembly by-election in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has promised to build a 500-bed hostel facility for the medical school of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University, (AAU) Ekpoma.
Governor Okpebholo made the pledge during his campaign tour of several wards in Esan West Local Government Area (Iruekpen and Ekpoma) ahead of the by-election in Edo Central Senatorial district of the state. He said construction work on the project would commence in the coming weeks.
According to the governor, “Edo State Government will build a 500-hostel space accommodation for the medical school in AAU, Ekpoma. In the coming weeks, we will mobilise work to start. Remember that the first thing I announced when I became the Governor of Edo State was that we were going to increase the subvention of this school to ₦500 million. Have we not done it? Have we not constituted the governing council for the school?”
Governor Okpebholo also reiterated his commitment to delivering on his promises, urging the party faithful to work towards securing 2.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next presidential election in 2027.
On the campaign train were key APC stakeholders, including the State Deputy Chairman, Sylvester Aigboboh; Edo Central Senatorial Leader, Cecil Isekhaigbe, retired army General; Secretary to the State Government; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Gani Audu; among others.