As Edo’s Domestic Debt Jumps 89% And Five South-South States Reduce Debts In Three Months, Okpebholo Hires 4,800 Aides

The four thousand and eight hundred special ward assistants appointed by the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has continued to stir controversy amidst 89.4% increase in domestic debt in the state that prides itself as the Heartbeat of Nigeria.

This is so because the other five south south states have been able to reduce domestic debts considerably.

Below is the data from DMO.

1. Edo (+89.04%) Q4 2025: N91.18bn

Q1 2026: N172.37bn

2. Delta (-14.06%) Q4 2025: N248.83bn

Q1 2026: N213.85bn

3. Rivers (-4.32%) Q4 2025: N378.81bn

Q1 2026: N362.39bn

4. Cross River (-3.68%) Q4 2025: N137.36bn

Q1 2026: N132.30bn

5. Bayelsa (-2.37%) Q4 2025: N51.38bn

Q1 2026: N50.17bn

6. Akwa Ibom (-1.44%) Q4 2025: N84.85bn

Q1 2026: N83.63bn

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