Governor Okpebholo Sacks Samson Osagie As Edo Attorney-General

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sacked Hon. Samson Osagie as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

Samson Osagie was among the first set of commissioners sworn in when Okpebholo took office.

The state government did not provide any reason for his dismissal.

Rumors about his removal had been circulating for weeks, especially after Professor Roland Otaru was nominated to join the State Executive Council.

Although there was no formal announcement of Osagie’s sack, his name was noticeably absent from the list of commissioners sworn in on Tuesday.

Alongside the cabinet shake-up, Governor Okpebholo expanded the number of ministries in the state from 24 to 28.

A statement from the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor, said the expansion was meant to align the governor’s SHINE Agenda with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He added that the restructuring aims to improve efficiency, strengthen coordination among key sectors, and boost the government’s capacity to deliver on its promises to Edo people.

In the new cabinet list, no commissioner was named for the Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy.

The new assignments include Sr. Felix Ehiguese Akhabue was assigned to the Ministry of Works; Hon Andrew Ijegbai was assigned to Ministry of Mining; Prince Kassim Afegbua was assigned to

Ministry of Information and Strategy while Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Paul Ohonbamu was redeployed to the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

Omoh Anabor was deployed to the Ministry of Business, Trade and Investment; Dr. Jerry Uwangue

The Ministry of Environment and Sustainability has Barr. Nosa Adams as its Commissioner; Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole and Dr. Paddy Iyamu were retained in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education respectively.

The Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has Dr. Lucky Eseigbe as its Commissioner; Ministry of Lands and Housing has Hon. Yakubu Oshiorenua Musa. Ohimai Ehijimetor is Commissioner of Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy while Hon. Etin-Osa Ogbeiwi was assigned Ministry of Science and Technology and Dr. Washington Osifo was retained in the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation.

Reacting to his removal, Samson Osagie commended Governor Okpebholo’s leadership and expressed gratitude for the chance to serve in his administration.

KanyiDaily recalls that Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo recently issued a warning to Peter Obi, telling him to get proper security clearance before making any future visits to the state.