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From Tony Osauzo, Benin
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Blessing Agbebaku, has raised concerns over gender imbalance in the list of commissioner nominees sent for clearance by the governor, Monday Okpebholo.
He noted that among the eight commissioner nominees cleared by the House, only one was a female.
The governor had requested the clearance of the nominees, which was acted upon by the House through its Committee on Rules, Business and Government House.
The House considered the report of the committee, which had eleven findings and one single recommendation before their confirmation.
Explaining further on the findings, the Speaker, Rt Hon Blessing Agbebaku, said all the nominees were indigenes, competent, and experienced, and are all qualified to occupy the positions of commissioners.
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Consequently, in a voice vote, the majority of the lawmakers voted in favour of the commissioner nominees being cleared.
The Speaker charged them to be proactive and work in synergy with the state governor to ensure that Edo State moves forward.
Those cleared include Nosa Adams, a lawyer, Yakubu Oshiorenua, Felix Akhabue, and Prof Omorodion Ignatius.
Other commissioners cleared were Ohimai Ehijimetor, Eugenia Abdallah, Godwin Afekokhe Eshieshi, and Prince Kassim Afegbua.
Also on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the House set up a five-man committee of lawmakers to look into a petition titled “The unserious handling of a criminal case” reported against one Apst Samuel Adeyamo by officers of the Nigeria Police Force and EFCC Benin Zonal Office.
