Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state.
Two months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured the Dennis Osadebe House ticket, the event was held on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital.
Around 12:55 p.m, Okpebholo and his running partner Dennis Idahosa took the oath of office. They then drove around the stadium in an open van while waving to the applause of the crowd.
In his inaugural address, Okpebholo thanked the people of Edo State for their support in his emergence as governor, describing it as the triumph of democracy.
