Members of the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday cut short it adjournment again to confirm the state governor’s commissioner nominees.
The House, which had June 17, adjourned plenary session to July 17 after the controversial inauguration of the seventh state Assembly had the third time cut short its adjournment to date.
The House had on June 24 and July 3, cut short its adjournment to swear-in additional three lawmakers, respectively.
The additional lawmakers sworn-in are Emmanuel Okoduwa (Esan North-East 11), Sunday Ojezele, Esan South-East, and Emmanuel Agbaje (Akoko-Edo 11).
The confirmation was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the ad-hoc committee on the screening of the commissioner nominees at plenary session.
Recall that the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, had on July 10 forwarded the six-man commissioner nominees list to the House for consideration and confirmation.
The nominees screened by the ad-hoc committee are Damian Lawani, immediate past lawmaker, represented Etsako Central Constituency; Joe Ikpea, former chairman of Esan South-East Local Government Area; Felix Akhabue, also former chairman of Esan West Local Government Area; Moses Agbakor, Momoh Oise Omorogbe, and Marie Edekor.
Presenting the ad hoc committee’s report, Roland Asoro, chairman of the ad hoc committee, said the nominees were educationally qualified to be appointed as commissioners in the state.
Asoro, who is the Majority Leader of the House, recommended that the nominees be confirmed as commissioners in the state.
Meanwhile, House cleared six commissioner-nominees whose names were recently sent to the House by Governor Godwin Obaseki in a major cabinet reshuffle.
During its plenary session on Monday, the Speaker, Frank Okiye, introduced the commissioner-nominees to the House after Chairman of the Screening Committee, Roland Asoro, reported that the assembly has screened the candidates.
The commissioner-nominees are Damian Lawani; Joe Ikpea; Felix Akhabue; Moses Agbakor; Momoh Oise Omorogbe and Marie Edeko.
The Speaker, Okiye tasked them to see their new assignment as a call to service and join the Godwin Obaseki-led administration in moving Edo State to enviable heights.
