For Edo North, governance is practical. Na wetin people dey feel when dem wake up in the morning, when dem waka for road, inside bus and keke, plus those wey dey listen to their conscience. This is where leadership is measured not by grammar, but by footprint.
While some people dey shout governance, the wise ones dey practise am. Senator Adams Oshiomhole understands this place because na inside the pressure dem born am. He didn’t arrive with borrowed confidence or seasonal loyalty. He came with a record that still speaks louder than the noise of his critics. And that record alone still dey unsettle people.
For years, Edo North watched governments that mastered the art of excuses. Plenty talk, little touch. Projects became promises; promises became slogans. Development turned into press statements. Meanwhile, the people learnt patience the hard way.
One thing is clear: when leadership returns with direction, pretence loses shelter. That is why opposition discomfort today no be coincidence. It is reaction. Because when work begins to speak, old failures start to echo.
Let’s be honest: not every enemy is confused some are simply exposed. Oshiomhole’s politics no be built on appeasing comfort zones. It is people-first, sometimes uncomfortable, but always direct. That style no favour lazy opposition. It leaves no room for cosmetic governance or ceremonial leadership. And that is why those who once held power without purpose now struggle to explain their emptiness.
Our people talk am well: “If work dey happen, noise go lose market.” Edo North today is not debating whether leadership exists; it is debating standards. The conversation has shifted from “who is in charge?” to “who can keep up?” That shift alone is a verdict on yesterday’s failures.
Ridicule becomes inevitable when those who failed yesterday now want to lecture today. Governance is not rehearsal. Edo North is not a classroom for recycled excuses.
Edo North has moved past emotional politics. The people no dey ask for magic; dem ask for direction. And once a standard is set, it cannot be unseen. That is why comparisons now feel uncomfortable for those who left nothing behind but explanations.
Leadership here is no longer about who speaks the loudest or complains the most. It is about who leaves marks that time cannot erase. Adams Oshiomhole’s record has become a measuring tape not because it was perfect, but because it was real.
In Edo North today, the question is no longer who wants power. The question is simple and unforgiving: who can meet the standard?
Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah is the Principal and CEO of Bush Radio Academy.
