Okpebholo signed the bill in his office in the Government House, Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Monday, a statement revealed.
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About five people were reportedly killed between Friday and Sunday in Benin, the state capital over renewed clashes between rival cult groups.
This was contained in a statement issued by Umar Ikhilor, the Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday in Benin, the state capital.
The Eagle Online recalls that Oborevwori and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, last week defected from the Peoples Democratic Party
The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Monday in Benin, the state capital.
Speaking at a grand victory reception held at Udomi Primary School compound to celebrate his electoral success and tribunal victory, Governor Okpebholo highlighted the strides his administration has made in less than six months.
The Governor, who since the assumption of office, has taken bold steps by embarking on people-oriented programs and policies had earlier declared a state of emergency in the education sector.
The tribunal, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, said it found no reason to nullify the outcome of the governorship contest
The governor eulogised Tinubu in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, issued to newsmen on Saturday.
The APC State Chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, claimed that the protests were being orchestrated by members of the Peoples Democratic Party.
According to the statement, Okpebholo, during a tour of the expressway—from Aduwawa, Obadan Junction, Ugha, Okhuo, and Obagie to other areas— expressed satisfaction with the contractor’s work.
“Even the man that they say is a dictator is not dictating anything; I am seeing a different Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole is giving me a free hand,” Okpebholo said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that ex-Governor Godwin Obaseki had shut down the state-owned newspaper, The Observer.
The suspension, which takes immediate effect, was announced in a statement released on Saturday by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor.
The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Emmanuel Iyamu, made this known on Wednesday in Benin on assumption of office.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, urged the people of Edo State at home and in the diaspora to rally around the new Governor for the development and growth of the state.
The outgoing Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had accused the transition committee of borrowing N5 billion to organise the ceremony.
Governor Obaseki, who came into office on November 12, 2016 is expected to end his eight years tenure on November 12, 2024
This followed the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the election.
He beat his main challengers: candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, and Labour Party, Olumide Akpata