Monday Okpebholo

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Monday Okpebholo
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H.E. Senator Monday Okpebholo
Governor of Edo State
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2024

Monday Okpebholo is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has been the governor of Edo State since 12 November 2024. He was the senator representing Edo Central senatorial district from 2023 to 2024.

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Early life and education

Okpebholo obtained a degree in business administration from the University of Abuja and holds master's degree in policStudieleadership studies from the same institution. [1]

Career

Okpebholo contested for the Senate seat representing Edo Central senatorial district under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was elected on 25 February 2023. On 13 June 2023, he was inaugurated as a senator in the 10th National Assembly of Nigeria, representing Edo Central senatorial district.[ citation needed ]

In February 2024, he won the Edo State APC gubernatorial primary election. [2] [3]

Later in 2024, Okpebholo was summoned by a magistrates' court over allegations of falsifying his date of birth, stated as 1 August 1977, on his voter's card. [4] [5] [6] [7] It was also reported that his date of birth appeared as 29 August 1972 on his West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate as a student. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Okpebholo was declared the winner of the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and subsequently assumed office as the governor of Edo State. [8]

On 2 April 2025, the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal affirmed his victory in the gubernatorial election held in September 2024. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Ajakaiye, Fadekemi (16 July 2024). "Focus on Your Appeal in Court, Stop Smear Campaign, Okpebholo Tells PDP in Edo". New Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Aliu, Ozioruva (26 February 2023). "APC wins Edo central senatorial district". Vanguard . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Ochoga, Patrick (February 2024). "Edo 2024: Okpebholo Unveils 5-Point Agenda, Lobbies APC Leaders". Leadership . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 Nnoli, Miriam (13 September 2024). "Edo Poll: Court Summons APC Candidate, Okpebholo Over Alleged Age Falsification". New Telegraph . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 Nwapi, Edith (13 September 2024). "Edo 2024: Court summons APC's Okpebholo over alleged age falsification". P.M. News . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 Adeyemi, Segun (13 September 2024). "Edo APC guber candidate faces disqualification as perjury charges surface". Pulse. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. 1 2 Olabimtan, Bolanie (13 September 2024). "Edo guber: Court summons Okpebholo over 'age falsification'". TheCable . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Monday Okpebholo declared winner of Edo state governorship election". BBC News Pidgin. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Edo governorship election judgement: Tribunal confirm Monday Okpebholo as winner of Edo state governorship election over Asue Ighodalo". BBC News Pidgin. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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