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    Home » Edo Assembly Gets New Majority Leader Following APC’s Majority Status
    2 Mins ReadApril 8, 2025

    Edo Assembly Gets New Majority Leader Following APC’s Majority Status

    By Festus AdeloyeApril 8, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday named Jonathan Aigbokhan (APC–Esan West) as the new Majority Leader, following the emergence of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority party in the House.

    Last month, APC notified the Assembly of its new majority status and indicated that changes in the House leadership would be announced in due course.

    APC currently holds 13 seats after four lawmakers defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), reducing PDP’s seats to 11.

    During the plenary session in Benin, the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, read a letter from the APC leadership nominating new principal officers.

    According to the letter, Aigbokhan was appointed as the new Majority Leader, Addeh Isibor as Deputy Majority Leader and Mustapha Lecky as Chief Whip.

    The position of Deputy Chief Whip, initially assigned to Richard Edosa (APC-Oredo West), was withdrawn, as the House does not recognise such a position. Edosa, formerly the sole LP lawmaker, recently defected to the APC.

    The Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions remain occupied by members of the minority PDP.

    Following the announcement of the new leadership, Speaker Agbebaku disclosed that the PDP would also submit its list of principal officers.

    He emphasised that the distinction between majority and minority should not distract from the House’s collective responsibility to serve the state.

    “What matters is that we all work together to ensure the success of Governor Monday Okpebholo,” Agbebaku said.

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