The Chairman of Etsako East local government area in Edo State shocked those listening to him on July 2 when he promised a whopping ₦20 million to a soldier’s family. Now, he has redeemed that pledge.
Hon Sunny Ekpeson redeemed the pledge in during a presentation ceremony on Sunday.
But the story didn’t just start on Sunday. On July 2, 2026 Lance Corporal Fahad Sani of the 195 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Agenebode was returning from a successful rescue operations when a speeding trailer rammed on his car and crushed him to death along Okpella Highway. Sani had responded to a distress call from kidnapped victims whom his team successfully rescued. On his way back the mishap occurred, claiming his life at the spot.
Ekpeson had commiserated with the bereaved family then and pledged ₦20-million support to the late soldier’s wife and the two children he left behind.
The Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Major S.D. Balafama who chaired the ceremony, commended the council boss for recognising the ultimate price of death Sani paid in the service to his country.
Hon Sunny Ekpeson is also the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Edo State. He became the chairman of Etsako East local government area with his landslide victory in the Edo State council elections on July 11, 2026. Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) announced that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won the chairmanship seats of all the 18 local government areas in the state. It also declared all the 192 councillorship seats for APC.
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Hon Sunny Ekpeson hails from Agenebode, the hosting community of the administrative headquarters of the council. He turned 50 years on July.