Monday Okpebholo, the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, is set to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. Okpebholo announced he will set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the past administration's refusal to inaugurate 14 elected lawmakers of the State House of Assembly in 2019.
Monday Okpebholo , the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, is set to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki . Okpebholo announced he will set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the past administration's refusal to inaugurate 14 elected lawmakers of the State House of Assembly in 2019.
reports that the 14 lawmakers elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 7th Assembly were denied inauguration during Obaseki's administration. Okpebholo announced the planned probe in his inaugural speech shortly after taking the oath of office as the governor of the state on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. He said, 'On 17th June 2019, 14 elected members of the Edo State House of Assembly were denied inauguration into the 7th Assembly.
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