Edo Cannot Stay Silent: Questions We Must Ask Or Edo Will Perish

Edo is drifting. Quietly. Tragically. And dangerously.

In just one year of the Okpebholo administration, the state has entered a confusing darkness.

Projects are collapsing. Systems are dying. Institutions are weakening. Yet, the people are silent.

This silence is the real danger. Not the government. Not the destruction. But the silence.

A society that refuses to ask questions is a society preparing to suffer.

Now is the time to ask the questions Edo people have been avoiding. Questions that determine whether the state will rise or fall. Whether progress will stand or be buried. Whether the future will be bright or broken.

These questions are not political. They are survival questions.

And Edo must ask them.

The first question is simple: How much is Edo truly spending on the two highly celebrated flyover bridges being constructed?

For a government that has shut down transparency, this is not a small matter. Projects of this scale require full disclosure. Costs, contractors, timelines, variations. Yet the people know nothing. No public records. No open bidding process. Nothing.

Edo must ask.

Because bridges built in secrecy collapse in daylight.

Another crucial question is this:
Who is supplying diesel to government institutions?

Since Okpebholo destroyed the Ossiomo power initiative, ministries and agencies have gone back to BEDC and generators. That means one thing: diesel contracts. Hundreds of millions monthly. Someone is supplying it. Someone is cashing out.

Edo people must ask who that person is.
Because Ossiomo was stable and cheaper. Now the state is bleeding money. Who is benefitting?

And while we are at it, we must ask:

How much is the governor collecting as security votes monthly?

This money comes from federal allocation and is meant for safety, emergencies, and intelligence work. But with the command-and-control center dead, cameras offline, and the emergency numbers silent – what exactly is the money being used for?

Edo deserves answers.

We also need to ask: Why did Okpebholo kill EdoGIS?

Before, land ownership was clear, digital, traceable, and secure. C of Os were issued regularly. Land grabbers ran. Edo people could buy land with peace of mind.

Now, everything has collapsed.

CDA chairmen, Okaigheles, and community touts are back in charge. C of Os have dropped from over 1,000 a year under Obaseki to fewer than 50 in Okpebholo’s first 100 days. Land chaos benefits only one group – the land mafia.

Who revived them?

Who is protecting them?

Who is profiting?

Edo must ask.

Another troubling question is:

Why is Stella Obasanjo Hospital decaying after a billion-naira upgrade?

Obaseki turned it into a world-class facility. Expansion was ongoing. Contractors were working. Medical equipment had arrived. It was becoming a medical hub.

Today, the project is frozen.

Contractors have stopped work.

Payments halted.

Patients abandoned.

Why?

Who ordered the stoppage?

Why starve a life-saving institution?

Edo deserves answers.

Then there is MOWAA – the cultural and economic jewel of the state.

Why is the government destroying it?

This project was meant to put Edo on the global cultural map. It was tied to tourism, international partnerships, and economic growth.

What exactly is Okpebholo’s problem with MOWAA?

Why sabotage it?

Who benefits if it fails?

We need to ask.

More questions pile up:

Why did the government abandon E-Governance and return to paper files?

Who ordered the dismantling of the Edo Health Insurance Scheme?

Why replace digital tax collection with agbero-style cash collection?

Who is getting rich from that new chaos?

Why is the EdoBEST education system gone despite global recognition?

Why is the command-and-control center dead after billions were invested?

Why are generator dealers smiling while citizens suffer?

Why is the government reversing every single Obaseki-era reform that benefitted Edo people?

Why is the administration silent on suspended projects worth billions?

Why so much secrecy in a state that once championed transparency?

These are not small questions.

These are life-and-death questions for the future of Edo.

When people stop asking questions, leaders stop behaving responsibly. Silence is the greatest fertilizer for corruption. Quietness is the best encouragement for incompetence. A passive population creates an abusive government.

Edo must speak now.

Edo must demand answers now.

Edo must wake up now.

If we fail to ask these questions today, we will pay with suffering tomorrow. We will pay with insecurity. We will pay with bad roads. We will pay with dead hospitals. We will pay with chaotic land administration. We will pay with darkness. We will pay with a destroyed future.

This administration has shown, repeatedly, that it will continue dismantling progress unless citizens push back.

Edo cannot afford silence.

Because silence is how a state dies. And Edo is already bleeding.

The time to ask questions is now.