The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Chief) Blessing Sheriff Agbebaku, has acknowledged a proposal from the “Owan Conscience” group to establish a University of Science and Technology in Owan. The proposal, which aligns with the Speaker’s vision, has been praised for its diligent work and […]
Edo State House of Assembly
The Edo State House of Assembly convened its session promptly at 9:41 am today and proceeded with a decisive voting process that culminated in the impeachment of the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. With 18 out of the 20 present members voting in favour of the impeachment and one member […]
On Monday, the Edo State House of Assembly made significant progress on a pivotal bill for financial autonomy, advancing it to its second reading. The proposed law aims to grant the State Assembly the financial independence it is entitled to, as required by Section 121 of the Federal Republic of […]
The Edo State House of Assembly made significant strides in legislation on Tuesday, with the passage of the bill to enact the Edo State College of Health Sciences and Technology Law 2023. The bill sailed through successfully after the presentation and deliberation of the report by the House Committee on […]
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has submitted the names of four new commissioner-nominees to the Edo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This announcement came through a letter from the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., addressed to the Speaker of the Edo State House […]
The Edo State House of Assembly confirmed Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa as the Chief Judge of the State on Wednesday. The confirmation was a sequel to the consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Rules, Business, and Government House and Judiciary on the screening of the nominee. The […]
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday announced Mr Eric Okaka (APC, Owan East) as the Minority leader of the House and Osamwonyi Atu (APC Orhionmwo) as the Minority whip. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, had during the June 20 plenary announced […]
The Edo State 8th House of Assembly has approved a 60-day business calendar to kick off legislative activities for the first quarter of its inaugural session. During a house session, Sunny Ojiezele, the PDP representative for Esan South-East, and Kingsley Ugabi, the APC Estako East representative, proposed the adoption of […]
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, congratulated the newly inaugurated Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) members and emphasized the importance of a seamless executive-legislative collaboration to maintain the transformative reforms achieved by his administration over the past six years. During their visit to the Government House in Benin […]
On Thursday, the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) cleared 15 commissioner nominees presented by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki. According to a letter to the state House of Assembly by the state government, Osarodion Ogie, the nominees were the first batch, with more names expected to be presented in […]