Edo gov unveils rebuilt POWA complex, donates N200m to victims of fire

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday commissioned the rebuilt Police Officers’ Wives Association Complex in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area.

The complex was gutted by fire on January 11. The governor visited the place, promised to help rebuild the complex and support the affected traders.

While commissioning the complex, the governor made a donation of N200 million, noting the money is for shop owners whose goods were destroyed when a fire outbreak, which razed over 25 shops belonging to POWA in Ekpoma, Edo State.

The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Patrick Ebojele, said, “We all remember this market, about three or four months ago, there was a fire incident here. We came here to inspect the level of damage and commiserate with the victims, promising to help rebuild the market.

Today, we are experiencing a fulfilled promise. This is the building you are seeing now, and it is good when you promise and you keep to that promise.

“You remember also that we promised that we are going to help traders come back, so we will have the names of the affected traders, and we will release N200 million to support them and ensure they recover”.

Recalled that Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, visited the scene in January 2026, and pledged to rebuild the shops. The fire affected the POWA shops within the Ekpoma Police Division, destroying goods worth millions of naira.