Edo State House of Assembly

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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
Deputy Majority Leader
Structure
Seats24
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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 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. In addition to lawmaking, House of Assembly collaborates closely with the executive branch to support state development initiatives.

Currently, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) holds a majority in the Assembly with 15 seats. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) are in the minority with APC having 8 seats and LP have 1 seat.

Members

8th Edo State House of Assembly (2023-2027) [3]
LGA ConstituencyNameParty
Akoko Edo Akoko Edo IYekini IdlavePDP
Akoko Edo IIOjeme OkogbePDP
Egor Egor Natasha Osawaru PDP
Esan Central Esan CentralFada IgbiremonlenPDP
Esan North-East Esan North-East IEmankhu AddehAPC
Esan North-East IIMaria EdekoPDP
Esan South-East Esan South-EastOsezua OiezeleAPC
Esan West Esan WestIonathan IbhamanuAPC
Etsako Central Etsako CentralAhmed OshmahAPC
Etsako East Etsako EastKingsley UgabiAPC
Etsako West Etsako West IHussein LeckyAPC
Etsako West IIAbdul AkokhiaAPC
Igueben IguebenOjei InegeborPDP
Ikpoba Okha Ikpoba OkhaNicholas AsonserePDP
Oredo Oredo EastUyi OmosighoPDP
Oredo WestRichard EdosaLP
Orhionmwon Orhionmwon IOsamwonyi AtuPDP
Orhionmwon IIAitenguoba IyamuPDP
Ovia North-East Ovia North-East ICharity AiguobarueghianPDP
Ovia North-EastOdsolor UzamerePDP
Ovia South-West Ovia South-WestSunday AghedoAPC
Owan East Owan EastOkaka EricAPC
Owan West Owan West Blessing Agbebaku PDP
Uhunmwonde UhunmwondeKaycee OsamwonyiPDP

References

  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.