Ahead of the inauguration today of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the 6th civilian Governor of Edo State, since its creation on August 27, 1991, the air in Edo is filled with both hope and anxiety – hope of a new dawn and another peaceful civilian-to-civilian transition in the State, and anxiety about the unknown given the post-election rhetoric in the State in the past few weeks.
As at yesterday evening, members of the Inauguration Committee set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC), were in a frenzy, trying to put finishing touches to all aspects of their assignment to ensure a hitch-free Inauguration exercise.
To underscore the seriousness of the event of the day, the Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, carried out a dress rehearsal at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium ahead of his inauguration.
He would be sworn in along with his deputy, Dennis Idahosa at the Stadium by the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa.
By Monday morning, security had been beefed up around the Stadium with stern-looking military men and women on guard duty, just as major roads in Benin City are adorned with posters of the Governor-elect and his deputy ahead of today’s inauguration exercise.
Earlier yesterday, the APC Transition Committee presented its report to the Governor-elect, setting the stage for today’s inauguration.
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