Monday Okpebholo
{{Short description|Nigerian politician (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2024}}
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| office = Governor of Edo State
| term_start = 12 November 2024
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| deputy = Dennis Idahosa
| predecessor = Godwin Obaseki
| successor =
| office1 = Senator for Edo Central
| term_start1 = 13 June 2023
| term_end1 = 12 November 2024
| predecessor1 = Clifford Ordia
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| party = All Progressive Congress
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|businessman}}
| alma_mater = University of Abuja (BBA)
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Monday Okpebholo is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has been the governor of Edo State since 12 November 2024. He was the senator representing Edo Central senatorial district from 2023 to 2024.
Early life and education
Okpebholo obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Abuja and holds Masters' degree in Policy and Leadership Studies from the same institution.{{cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/07/16/focus-on-your-appeal-in-court-stop-smear-campaign-okpebholo-tells-pdp-in-edo/|title=Focus on Your Appeal in Court, Stop Smear Campaign, Okpebholo Tells PDP in Edo|last=Ajakaiye|first=Fadekemi|work=New Telegraph|date=16 July 2024|access-date=13 September 2024}}
Career
Okpebholo contested for the Senate Seat in Edo Central senatorial district, under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was elected on 25 February 2023. On 13 June 2023, he was inaugurated into the 10th National Assembly of Nigeria, as the senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing Edo Central senatorial district.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
In February 2024, he won the Edo State APC gubernatorial primary election.{{cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/apc-wins-edo-central-senatorial-district|title=APC wins Edo central senatorial district|work=Vanguard|last=Aliu|first=Ozioruva|date=26 February 2023|access-date=13 September 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://leadership.ng/edo-2024-okpebholo-unveils-5-point-agenda-lobbies-apc-leaders/|title=Edo 2024: Okpebholo Unveils 5-Point Agenda, Lobbies APC Leaders|newspaper=Leadership|date=February 2024|last=Ochoga|first=Patrick|access-date=13 September 2024}}
In 2024, Okpebholo was summoned by Magistrates' Court over allegations of falsifying his date of birth, stated as 1 August 1977, on his voter's card.{{cite news|date=13 September 2024|url=https://newtelegraphng.com/edo-poll-court-summons-apc-candidate-okpebholo-over-alleged-age-falsification/|title=Edo Poll: Court Summons APC Candidate, Okpebholo Over Alleged Age Falsification|last=Nnoli|first=Miriam|work=New Telegraph|access-date=13 September 2024}}{{cite news|date=13 September 2024|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2024/09/13/edo-2024-court-summons-apcs-okpebholo-over-alleged-age-falsification/|title=Edo 2024: Court summons APC's Okpebholo over alleged age falsification|work=P.M. News|last=Nwapi|first=Edith|access-date=13 September 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/edo-apc-guber-candidate-faces-disqualification-amid-perjury-charges/yvnrgxj|title=Edo APC guber candidate faces disqualification as perjury charges surface|work=Pulse|last=Adeyemi|first=Segun|date=13 September 2024|access-date=13 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecable.ng/edo-guber-court-summons-okpebholo-over-age-falsification/|title=Edo guber: Court summons Okpebholo over 'age falsification'|website=TheCable|last=Olabimtan|first=Bolanie|date=13 September 2024|access-date=13 September 2024}} Previously, he was caught falsifying his date of birth as 29 August 1972 on his West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate as a student.
Okpebholo was declared the winner of the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and is the executive governor of Edo State.{{Cite web |date=22 September 2024 |title=Monday Okpebholo declared winner of Edo state governorship election |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c9vpymvypxko |access-date=18 October 2024 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}
On 2 April 2025, the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal affirmed his victory in the gubernatorial election that was held in September 2024.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Edo governorship election judgement: Tribunal confirm Monday Okpebholo as winner of Edo state governorship election over Asue Ighodalo |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/crld8649n0jo |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}
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Category:People from Edo State
Category:20th-century Nigerian politicians