Okpebholo Monday

Monday Okpebholo is a Nigerian businessman turned politician who has held significant public office in Edo State.

He served as the senator representing Edo Central senatorial district from 2023 to 2024 under the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Educated with a degree in business administration and a completed Master’s thesis in Governance and International Relations from the University of Abuja.

He initially ran for the Senate seat in Edo Central district during the 2023 Nigerian elections, winning election on February 25, 2023.

Inaugurated as a senator on June 13, 2023, he later won the Edo State APC gubernatorial primary in February 2024.

He was declared the winner of the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election by INEC and assumed office as governor since November 12, 2024.

A legal case involving allegations of falsifying his date of birth on voter’s cards surfaced in early 2024, though no definitive judgment has been publicly detailed beyond the court summons.