Edo @35: Okpebholo sets sights on power, roads, jobs

From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has marked the state’s 35th anniversary with a pledge to accelerate investment in power, roads, education, healthcare and security, as the government granted transmission and distribution licences for a 100-megawatt power project expected to come on stream before the end of the year.

Okpebholo, in a message to Edo people at…