The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday received a list of commissioner nominees from Gov. Monday Okpebholo for screening and confirmation.
The list of the commissioner nominees is contained in a letter titled, “request for the confirmation of commissioner nominees”, dated Jan. 7, 2025.
The governor urged the Assembly to confirm Paul Ohonbamu, Washington Osifo, Paddy Iyamu, Andrew Ijegbai, Henry Oladisi Idahomen, and Lucky Eseigbe as commissioners in the state.
The Speaker, Blessing Agbabaku, during an emergency plenary on Wednesday in Benin, referred the governor’s letter to the House Standing Committee on Rules and Business, with a mandate to submit its report in one week.
Similarly, another letter from the governor, dated Dec. 19, 2024, also requested the lawmakers’ confirmation of members of Edo State Independent Electoral Commission
(EDSIEC).
The EDSIEC nominees include,…
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