The reinstated Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has approved the appointments of eight individuals to support him in his role as the state’s deputy governor.
In a statement on Friday, signed by Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Comrade Musa Ebomhiana, nine officials have been appointed as Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants.
The appointees include Hon. Kingsley Ehigiamusor as Chief of Staff, Comrade Musa Ebomhiana as Chief Press Secretary, Hon. Emmanuel Akhaba as Senior Special Assistant, Mustapha Lawal as Senior Special Assistant, and Mr. Charles Olubayo as Senior Special Assistant.
Others appointed are Mathias Akhanemhe as Special Assistant, Comrade Robinson Akhenoba as Special Assistant, Robert Ojele as Special Assistant, and Isioma Ogochukwu as Special Assistant.
According to the release, these appointments take immediate effect.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday reinstated Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after he was unlawfully impeached by the state assembly in April 2024.