Nigerian singer Cobhams Asuquo has voiced his concern and disappointment regarding Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s difficulty in reading the state’s 2025 budget.
A video of the budget presentation, which has since gone viral on social media, shows Okpebholo struggling with numbers and appearing visibly flustered.
“The Edo state Appropriation Bill of six billion… 605 billion… 76 million…” Okpebholo began, his hands unsteady and voice quivering in the rarefied assembly.
“Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me.”
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Asuquo took to Instagram to voice his frustration and disappointment with the spectacle, calling it “deeply troubling.”
He expressed concern over the decision to appoint Okpebholo, questioning the rationale behind it given the abundance of talented and capable individuals in Edo.
“To be clear, some of the most brilliant Nigerian minds I have encountered are from Edo State,” he wrote.
“So this begs the question, is it that we’re not ready to tell ourselves the truth, or that we don’t want progress as much as we claim to?
“Some choices may be foisted on us but is that to remain our lot? What does governance mean to us; all of us – the governed and the governor?
“I’m really confused this hot afternoon. This is bad. Very, very bad. There got to be a way out.”
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