10
Total tracked
3
Kept
5
Partial / mixed
2
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Partial
The promise
The 2016 manifesto, "Achieving Economic Prosperity for Edo State", pledged 200,000 new jobs within four years.
Assessment
As a first step, the Edo Jobs Initiative registered 150,000 unemployed persons in the state, but no independent verification that the full 200,000-job target was actually met was identified.
Partial
The promise
Pledged to construct thousands of kilometres of roads into rural communities and farms to support agriculture and market access.
Assessment
Road construction featured in the administration's programme, but a comprehensive independent audit against the specific kilometre pledge was not identified.
Kept
The promise
Committed to overhauling basic education quality as a core pillar of the administration's development agenda.
Assessment
Edo ranked third nationally in WAEC results in 2018 and first nationally in 2021, with a 92.8% pass rate among students sitting the exam including English and Mathematics — a substantial, independently reported improvement.
Kept
The promise
Pledged to expand Edo's internally generated revenue base as part of the economic-prosperity agenda.
Assessment
The Edo State Internal Revenue Service reported IGR growth of 370% over the administration's eight years, from ₦23.64 billion in 2016 to a projected ₦85 billion by the end of 2024.
Kept
The promise
Pledged to modernise public administration through digital transformation of government systems.
Assessment
Obaseki was awarded Digital Governor of the Year for public-sector automation reforms over his eight years in office.
Partial
The promise
Healthcare improvement was cited among the administration's core development priorities alongside education and infrastructure.
Assessment
Healthcare was cited as part of the administration's broader legacy, but no independently quantified outcome data comparable to the WAEC education results was identified.
Partial
The promise
Cited among the administration's broader governance and institutional reform priorities.
Assessment
Civil service reforms were cited as part of the administration's legacy narrative, but were not independently benchmarked against a specific pledge or target.
Partial
The promise
At his 12 November 2016 inauguration, taking over from Adams Oshiomhole, Obaseki promised to fulfil all the promises made while campaigning.
Assessment
Obaseki himself claimed to have surpassed his election promises, but an independent review tracked 37 distinct electoral promises for ongoing scrutiny, indicating a genuinely mixed rather than uniformly delivered record.
Broken
The promise
Implicit in the EdoBEST education-transformation agenda, given the scale of public funding it required.
Assessment
An Edo youth advocacy group petitioned the EFCC in 2023 alleging diversion of educational funds under the administration, a direct challenge to the integrity of the flagship education reform's funding.