Edo State House of Assembly | |
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8th Edo State House of Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1999 |
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 | |
Seats | 24 |
Political groups | Majority (15)
Minority (9) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Chapter 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.
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.
LGA | Constituency | Name | Party |
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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 |
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