There was mild drama at the Edo State House of Assembly as Monday Okpebholo, the state governor, was unable to spell out the state’s budget figures for 2025.

Okpebholo struggled with the actual budget total, over N600 billion, and made a mess of the figures in words.

“The Edo State 2025 (sic) appropriation bill of six billion (sic)… six hundred and fif…(sic) six hundred and five billion, seventy six thou… seventy-six million, seventy-six… Let me take it again,” Okpebholo said during the presentation.

“Five hundred and six billion… six hundred and five billion, sorry… seven hundred, seventy-six billion (hisses)… sorry, it is confusing me.

“Okay, six, sorry, six… six hundred and five billion… and details of the budget propose… proposal for your consideration and approval.”

After the mild drama, members of the assembly present applauded him.

Okpebholo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, won the Edo governorship election that was held in September after defeating his closest rivals, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).