NEC, IMC commends Edo govt on reconstructed Oba market

From Tony Osauzo, Benin
The Deputy Team Lead of the National Economic Council (NEC) Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC), Busayo Awotunde, has commended the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, for the reconstruction of the Oba Market, which was affected by fire in June 2020 and a subsequent fire outbreak in October 2025.
Okpebholo’s administration had embarked on the reconstruction of the market, equipping it with modern facilities that will positively affect the economic and commercial life of Edo people.
Speaking to journalists at the conference room of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning at the Government Secretariat in Benin City, Awotunde said the team was in...