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From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the government’s construction of a flyover at Ramat Park in Benin City, saying it should have instead fixed the roads in the Government Reservation Area (GRA) of the state capital.
The state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Dan Ogbegie, who told journalists in Benin that fixing roads in the GRA was more economically viable.
“And I was wondering why? For me, constructing a flyover is good but we have very terrible roads right now. Inner roads, especially in GRA are all bad. What do you do? Do you fix your bedroom first or do you fix your sitting room first? It’s always about fixing the sitting room because the outsiders that are coming will see the sitting room first and it’s a good advert for you. For me, GRA roads are the keys that outsiders call into Edo state. And this GRA has about 90 percent of the big hotels in Benin City.
“So, if you fix roads in GRA, it will have more economic impact on Edo State than in most other areas. That’s my personal opinion. Other people may have other opinions.”
Ogbegie also blamed the administration for abandoning its predecessor’s projects, adding that the government is continuum.
“Today, how many of us can travel to Abuja on the road using Auchi Road? Very rare. How many of us even have the funds to take a flight from here to Abuja? Not many of us. But, if the government is able to revamp the security architecture of the state, then there will be relative security.
“Now, we as PDP are not even saying the government should revamp the security architecture of Edo State. We are saying, the security architecture that you met, why change it? You can take it and improve on it. Why did you discard it? The only thing Monday Okpebholo has done as governor is that he came in and dismantled all the structures of his predecessor because they are in different political parties.
“He doesn’t understand that government is a continuous process. Somebody was there before. You are there now. And you will leave. After the four years by the special grace of God, you will leave and somebody else will replace you.
“So, if everybody keeps bringing his own, holding his own all the time, without improving on or adopting what he met, then we will never make progress as a people. So, I want to call on Governor Okpebholo to look at what he met on ground and improve on them,” he said.
Immediate past publicity secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Enehikhare, added that past administration constructed 1300 kilometres of roads across the state between 2016 and 2024.
He dismissed the claim that the immediate past governor, Godwin Obaseki, is on the run.
Nehikhare stated that it was a lie from the pit of hell, stressing that Obaseki wanted to give the present governor the opportunity to prove his worth to the people of the state.
