From Moshood Karim
Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Barrister Neda Imasuen, has continued to pursue constituency development projects across the district despite losing the All Progressives Congress (APC) return ticket for the 2027 Senate election.
Reports on the APC primaries indicate that Imasuen lost the Edo South ticket to former House of Representatives member Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama.
But the political setback has not halted the senator’s ongoing development interventions.
Just last week, Imasuen broke ground for an ultra-modern market in Amagba community, Oredo Local Government Area, comprising about 30 lock-up shops and 40 open stores. The project is designed to improve commercial activities and bring essential goods and trading opportunities closer to residents.
The intervention has also taken on a security dimension, with Imasuen announcing plans to facilitate the construction of a police station in the rapidly expanding community.
Amagba currently has no police station, with residents depending on the Ugbor Police Station around Benson Idahosa University for police services. Imasuen said the distance could pose difficulties during emergencies and stressed that the proposed facility would serve Amagba and adjoining communities.
The senator’s continuing interventions provide another dimension to his record in Edo South: projects initiated during his tenure are still being pursued even as his immediate political future in the National Assembly has changed.
Education has featured prominently in Imasuen’s constituency interventions. According to figures previously presented by his office, the senator has awarded more than 420 scholarships to students and paid UTME registration fees for more than 500 candidates. The figures have also been reported by Nigerian media.
His legislative agenda has equally included the Federal College of Education (Special), Abudu, Edo State Establishment Bill. Senate records list Imasuen as the sponsor of the bill, which seeks to establish the federal institution in Abudu.
For Edo South, the proposed institution represents an attempt to address teacher training, expand educational opportunities and create another federal presence within the senatorial district.
On infrastructure, Imasuen has backed projects intended to connect rural communities and improve economic activity.
The 2-kilometre Irohkin-Abudu road in Orhionmwon Local Government Area was launched in September 2025, with the project aimed at improving transportation, market access and agricultural activities in the surrounding communities. The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation also reported the project.
His reported infrastructure interventions have also included the 3.5-kilometre Osasere Osayogie/Utekon bypass link road in Ovia North East, while his office has reported the installation of solar-powered streetlights across communities in Edo South.
Earlier reports put the number of solar streetlights installed under the initiative at more than 800 across the senatorial district.
Aside physical infrastructure, Imasuen’s constituency programmes have included agricultural support and vocational training.
Reported interventions include the distribution of more than 12,000 cocoa seedlings and 9,000 plantain suckers, alongside agricultural training and support intended to improve productivity among farmers.
His office has also highlighted vocational programmes covering areas such as ICT, fashion design, modern farming and other skills, alongside efforts to facilitate employment opportunities for constituents.
Healthcare has also been a significant component of the senator’s constituency agenda.
In February 2026, the Federal Information Centre reported on a free medical outreach associated with Imasuen’s interventions in Edo South. The broader programme has focused on bringing medical screening, drugs and other basic healthcare services closer to residents who may face difficulties accessing formal healthcare facilities. He also trained a number of Traditional Birth Attendants, TBAs.
The senator has also spoken about strengthening healthcare delivery through legislation. He sponsored the Federal Medical Centre Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which he said was intended to improve the operational framework and accessibility of federal medical centres, particularly for underserved communities.
At the National Assembly, Imasuen serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, a position that has placed him at the centre of petitions and issues brought before the committee.
The committee’s work has included handling petitions from members of the public, although specific claims about the number of petitions resolved should be attributed to the senator or his office unless independently documented.
His legislative record also includes sponsorship of the Federal College of Education (Special), Abudu Bill and work around healthcare reform.
The significance of Imasuen’s latest projects lies in their timing. The loss of a party ticket may alter an elected official’s political trajectory, but it does not automatically bring ongoing constituency projects to an end.
In Amagba, for instance, the market project has moved from announcement to groundbreaking, while the proposed police station introduces a further intervention focused on community security.
Across education, roads, agriculture, healthcare, lighting and legislative initiatives, Imasuen’s tenure has produced a range of projects and programmes that can be assessed on their individual delivery and impact.
For Edo South, the emerging record is therefore not simply about a political ticket. It is also about what projects were initiated, what has been delivered, what remains under implementation and what lasting institutions or infrastructure may remain after an elected representative leaves office.
The Amagba market is the latest chapter in that record — and a reminder that constituency development can continue even when the political circumstances surrounding its initiator change.
Moshood Karim, a media practitioner writes from Benin City.
