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Edo State House of Assembly

The Edo State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Nigerian state of Edo.[1] Chapter V, Part II of the Constitution of Nigeria, adopted in 1999, defines the role of the House of Assembly.[2] The House of Assembly is composed of 24 members, each elected from single-member constituencies across the 18 local government areas of the state.

Edo State House of Assembly
8th Edo State House of Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded1999
Leadership
Speaker
Blessing Agbebaku, PDP
since 16 June 2023
Deputy Speaker
Maria Edeko, PDP
since 16 June 2023
Majority Leader
Charity Aiguobarueghian, PDP
since 20 June 2023
Chief Whip
Yekini Idaiye, PDP
since 20 June 2023
Minority Leader
Eric Okaka, APC
since 10 July 2023
Minority Whip
Osamwonyi Atu, APC
since 10 July 2023
Structure
Seats24
Political groups
Majority (15)
  •   PDP (15)

Minority (9)

Length of term
4 years
AuthorityChapter V, Constitution of Nigeria
Elections
Last election
18 March 2023
Next election
March 2027
Meeting place
Chief Anthony Enahoro Complex
Benin City, Edo

The PDP holds a majority in the Assembly with 15 seats. The APC and LP are in the minority with APC having 8 seats and LP have 1 seat.

Members edit

8th Edo State House of Assembly (2023-2027)[3]
LGA Constituency Name Party
Akoko Edo Akoko Edo I Yekini Idlave PDP
Akoko Edo II Ojeme Okogbe PDP
Egor Egor Natasha Osawaru PDP
Esan Central Esan Central Fada Igbiremonlen PDP
Esan North-East Esan North-East I Emankhu Addeh APC
Esan North-East II Maria Edeko PDP
Esan South-East Esan South-East Osezua Oiezele APC
Esan West Esan West Ionathan Ibhamanu APC
Etsako Central Etsako Central Ahmed Oshmah APC
Etsako East Etsako East Kingsley Ugabi APC
Etsako West Etsako West I Hussein Lecky APC
Etsako West II Abdul Akokhia APC
Igueben Igueben Ojei Inegebor PDP
Ikpoba Okha Ikpoba Okha Nicholas Asonsere PDP
Oredo Oredo East Uyi Omosigho PDP
Oredo West Richard Edosa LP
Orhionmwon Orhionmwon I Osamwonyi Atu PDP
Orhionmwon II Aitenguoba Iyamu PDP
Ovia North-East Ovia North-East I Charity Aiguobarueghian PDP
Ovia North-East Odsolor Uzamere PDP
Ovia South-West Ovia South-West Destiny Enabulele PDP
Owan East Owan East Okaka Eric APC
Owan West Owan West Bkessing Agbebaku PDP
Uhunmwonde Uhunmwonde Kaycee Osamwonyi PDP

References edit

  1. ^ Nwafor (2020-08-07). "Tension, as 24 Edo House members fight for control". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nigeria-law.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. ^ "Meet the 2023 Edo State House of Assembly members – Nigerian Observer". nigerianobservernews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.


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