Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as Edo State Governor at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
Dennis Idahosa was also inaugurated on Tuesday as deputy governor of the state.
This comes comes two months after the duo clinched the ticket to the Dennis Osadebay House.
In the election, Okpebholo garnered 291,667 votes, surpassing Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 247,274 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) trailed behind with 22,763 votes.
Prominent figures in attendance at the inauguration included Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, and other governors affiliated with the APC.
