President Bola Tinubu has appealed to the electorate in Edo State to grant him a second term in office to complete ongoing federal projects and consolidate the economic and infrastructural gains of his administration.

Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the President made the appeal on Thursday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, an event that also marked the second anniversary of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration.

"We have come this far with your trust and we seek your mandate to finish the work we have begun," Shettima told the crowd. "We ask that our stewardship be judged by the lives our decisions have touched and the work we are determined to complete."

Highlighting the administration’s footprint in Edo State, Shettima pointed to the ongoing dualisation of the Benin-Ekpoma, Benin-Auchi, and Benin-Okene highways, alongside emergency rehabilitation works on the Benin-Asaba road.

In the power and health sectors, the Vice-President noted that the completed Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline would bolster electricity generation, while new transmission lines are projected to add 600 megawatts to the national grid.

He also cited the radiotherapy centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and federal support across 158 public health facilities in the state.

On cultural heritage, Shettima noted steady progress in the repatriation of stolen Benin artefacts, confirming that institutions in Cambridge and Sweden have formally transferred ownership of several treasures back to Nigeria.

He expressed confidence that the synergy between federal projects and Governor Okpebholo’s local performance would secure a decisive APC victory in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.

Okpebholo Pledges 2.5 Million Votes
Declaring Edo State fully mobilized for Tinubu’s re-election, Governor Okpebholo pledged to deliver 2.5 million votes for the President, attributing the state's ongoing infrastructural transformation to Tinubu's economic reforms.

"Mr President has done so much for Edo people. About 15,000 Edo citizens are benefiting from NELFUND. Edo is now a construction site because of the courage of one man, Mr President, who removed fuel subsidy and reformed our tax system," Okpebholo stated.

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