The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the construction of a 500-bed hostel facility for the medical school of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma.
Okpebholo made the announcement during his campaign tour of Iruekpen and Ekpoma wards in Esan West Local Government Area, ahead of the August 16 Edo Central Senatorial by-election. He revealed that construction work on the project will commence in the coming weeks.
“Edo State Government will build a 500 hostel space accommodation for the medical school in AAU, Ekpoma. In the coming weeks, we will mobilize work to start,” the governor said. “Remember that the first thing I announced when I became the Governor of Edo State was that we were going to increase the subvention of this school to ₦500 million. Have we not done it? Have we not constituted the governing council for the school?”
Reaffirming his commitment to fulfilling campaign promises, Okpebholo urged party members to work towards delivering 2.5 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
The campaign event was attended by prominent APC figures, including State Deputy Chairman Sylvester Aigboboh; Edo Central Senatorial Leader, Gen. Cecil Isekhaigbe (rtd); Secretary to the State Government; and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Gani Audu, among others.
