Nigerian singer and producer, Cobhams Asuquo has expressed disappointment over Monday Okphebolo, the Edo State governor who was seen struggling to pronounce N605billion while presenting the 2025 Budget to the Edo State House of Assembly.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday struggled to pronounce the figures for the state’s 2025 budget, titled “Budget of Renewed Hope for a Rising Edo.”
The governor stuttered severally as he tried to pronounce N605 billion for the 2025 fiscal year at the Edo State House of Assembly.
“It’s confusing me,” Okpebholo said, causing noise among state lawmakers.
However, the speaker of the assembly called for order.
Reacting, Asuquo via his Instagram page on Wednesday expressed his dismay and disappointment at the spectacle, describing it as “deeply troubling”.
He questioned the wisdom behind the appointment of Okpebholo, given the plethora of talented and competent 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.”