Edo PDP condemns Governor Okpebholo’s ₦3.51bn travel spending in six months, calling it reckless amid collapsing infrastructure and zero foreign investment inflow. The party demands transparency, an immediate halt to wasteful trips, and redirection of funds to tackle the state’s pressing economic and developmental challenges.
August 10, 2025
PRESS STATEMENT
…Stop the Jamboree
… Edo Government’s Reckless ₦3.51 Billion Travel Spree Amidst Crumbling Infrastructure is Shameful
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State Chapter, is outraged by the disgraceful revelation that the Senator Monday Okpebholo-led administration squandered an alarming ₦3.51 billion on travel in just the first half of 2025.
This waste comes at a time when the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Capital Importation Report confirms that Edo State failed to attract a single kobo in foreign investment — while states like Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna, Kano, and even Ekiti made the list. The contrast is both embarrassing and telling: other states are opening their doors to capital, Edo’s leaders are opening their wallets for endless trips.
This reckless expenditure is an insult to the good people of Edo State who continue to endure poor roads, inadequate healthcare facilities, decaying schools, delays in salary payments and epileptic power supply. It is unacceptable that while other states are working to attract investment, Edo’s leadership is squandering scarce resources on trips that yield no tangible benefits.
Governance is not a jamboree. Leadership demands prudence, vision, and a commitment to prioritizing the needs of the people over frivolous indulgences. Edo State deserves a government focused on creating jobs, improving infrastructure, and enhancing the quality of life of its citizens — not one obsessed with globetrotting at public expense.
We call on the state government to immediately halt this wasteful spending, publish details of these trips, and redirect such funds in the future to address the massive infrastructure deficit across the state.
Edo people deserve accountability, not extravagance.
We demand results, not receipts!Signed
Chris Osa Nehikhare
Publicity Secretary, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee
