The Edo House of Assembly, on Monday, confirmed the 11 commissioner nominees sent to it by Governor Godwin Obaseki last week.
All the nominees were screened and cleared by the House Committee on Rules, Business and Government House, led by the Majority leader, Henry Okhuarobo.
Governor Obaseki had in a letter, dated September 28, 2020, and addressed to the speaker, Marcus Onobun, requested the house to screen and confirm the nominees as commissioners in the state.
Those on the list included: Oluwole Osamudiamen lyamu (SAN) (Oredo LGA), Prof. Obehi Akoria,(Esan West) Dr Joan Oviawe,(Uhumwode) Ethan Uzamere,(Ovia South West)and Monday Osaigbovo, (Ovia North-East),
Others are Marie Edeko Esq(Esan North East), and Joseph Eboigbe (Esan Central) Moses Agbukor,(Etsako East), lsoken Omo (Ikpoba-Okha), Andrew Emwanta(Egor) and Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe (Etsako West).
The Chairman of the Committee, Okhuarobo, presented the report of the Committee on the screened nominees to the house for consideration.
According to him, the nominees “are competent, relatively young and physically fit for the state assignment.”
The committee recommended that “the nominees having been found to be eligible, be confirmed as commissioners in the state.”
Thereafter, the House unanimously, in a voice vote, confirmed the nominees as commissioners in Edo State.
In the same vein, the house also cleared and confirmed the nomination of Justice Joe Acha as the Chief Judge of the state.
Justice Acha’s confirmation was sequel to a request letter by Governor Obaseki and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Osarodion Ogie.
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