Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sworn in six commissioners into the State Executive Council and assigned them portfolios. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin, by Mr Umar Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government. According to Ikhilor, “Mr Paul Ohonbamu is assigned to the Ministry …
Read More »Tag Archives: Monday Okpebholo
Christmas: 2025 Will Be Better, Governor Okpebholo Assures Edo People
EDO State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has assured Edo people that his administration will make 2025 a better year for them, through practical and good governance in the state. Okpebholo gave the assurance during 2024 Nine Lessons and Carol organised by the State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Benin. Okpebholo, …
Read More »Governor Okpebholo Presents N605.7bn Budget Proposal to Edo Assembly
GOVERNOR Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday presented N605. 7 billion budget estimates to Edo House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year, representing 25 per cent increase from the 2024 budget. Presenting the budget christened “Budget of Renewed hope for a Rising Edo” to the Assembly in Benin, Okpebholo …
Read More »Governor Okpebholo Unveils 14-man Panel to Probe Obaseki
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Fred Itua on Sunday in Benin, said the committee would be inaugurated on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Itua listed …
Read More »Governor Okpebholo Unveils 14-man Panel to Probe Obaseki
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Fred Itua on Sunday in Benin, said the committee would be inaugurated on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Itua listed …
Read More »Edo Govt Declares Over 200 Vehicles Missing
The Chairman of the Committee set up by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo to recover government vehicles, Mr Kelly Okungbowa, on Friday declared over 200 vehicles missing. He stated that the committee had within 24 hours recovered three vehicles in a private residence in Benin. Okungbowa, who spoke to newsmen …
Read More »Edo Governor dissolves Ambrose Alli University Governing Council
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved the Governing Councils of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Fred Itua. Itua said Okpebholo also dissolved the Councils of all state-owned tertiary institutions. He said the governor …
Read More »Governor Okpebholo Declares War on Cultism in Edo
GOVERNOR Monday Okpebholo of Edo has ordered heads of various security agencies in the state to make Edo unsafe for criminal elements. Okpebholo gave the directive during an inaugural security meeting held on Monday night in Benin, the state capital. In a statement on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary …
Read More »Edo state Governor Launches Construction of First Flyover in Benin City
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has launched the construction of first flyover bridge at Ramat Park, Benin, as part of immediate efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the city. Performing the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, Okpebholo said his administration would also construct two more flyover bridges at Dawson Road Junction …
Read More »Governor Okpebholo Suspends Consultancy Services in Edo Public Service
THE governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has approved the immediate suspension of all consultancy services and related providers in the State’s public service. In a communication notice issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, “all financial transactions and related services with affected consultants and …
Read More »