By Daniel A. Noah Osa-Ogbegie, Esq.
From Nehizena Ogunrobo, a staunch APC and Monday Okpebholo supporter:
“Breaking…
The flyover Akpakomiza is constructing at Ramat Park has collapsed and engineers have warned against any further work. Money wasted.”
My Response:
This is precisely what I warned about.
In May 2024, I publicly rejected the candidacy of Monday Okpebholo—not out of personal interest, but on the strength of principle. I had far more to gain by remaining in APC. I was in the party’s good books. I had a cordial relationship with Senator Okpebholo, having previously handled a complex legal matter for him. We belonged to the same political family. But conscience must always trump convenience.
I said then—and I say now—that Edo State is too sacred for trial-and-error leadership. Governance is not for the unprepared or the politically entitled. It is for those with the vision, discipline, and capacity to deliver results.
The collapse of the Ramat Park flyover is more than a civil engineering failure—it is a tragic metaphor for a government crumbling under the weight of its own mediocrity and illegitimacy.
But it’s not just about a flyover.
This is the same government that delayed payment of salaries to civil servants under the guise of “payroll verification,” only to end up blaming previous administrations for its failure to plan.
The same government that illegally disbanded and restructured local government councils chaotically, replacing legitimate authorities with loyal cronies who lack both mandate and capacity—further weakening grassroots governance.
The same government that launched a “security initiative” without consulting the security agencies, and handed over community policing roles to untrained and violent elements—thereby fuelling insecurity, not fixing it.
The same government that has abandoned critical infrastructure projects in Edo Central and Edo North, while running a noisy but hollow PR campaign in Edo South, heavily laced with propaganda and cosmetic projects.
What we are seeing is a complete erosion of governance. No direction. No plan. No moral clarity.
This is a rudderless administration captured by touts and non-state actors. It is more interested in self-preservation and settling political IOUs than delivering progress to the people.
We are witnessing the cost of elevating mediocrity. Edo deserves better.
The people of Edo are now learning the hard way that leadership choices have consequences and that they should not sit idly while political buccaneers run roughshods over them.
History will vindicate those of us who insisted that Edo deserves better. That insistence continues.
DAN Osa-Ogbegie
Lawyer. Advocate. Statesman. Apostle of Edo Renaissance
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