Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has nominated Cyril Oshiomhole, a medical doctor, as the commissioner of health.
Cyril is the son of Adams
Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo, now a serving senator.
The commissioner nominee earned his
bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS) at the Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria.
He has a master’s degree in public health and majors in environmental health, toxicology, and disaster management.
Fred Itua, Okpebholo’s
spokesperson, said in a statement on Tuesday that the governor also nominated
Samson Osagie, a former member of the national assembly, as the
attorney-general and commissioner for justice.
“On the new state
attorney-general, Dr. Samson Osagie is a private legal practitioner having been
called to the Nigerian Bar on March 22nd, 1995,” the statement reads.
He is also the current vice
president of the African Bar Association (West African Region),” the statement
reads.
“He was a two-term member of the
Edo state house of assembly and also the house of representatives, where he
rose to the position of the minority whip.
Itua said the Osagie and
Oshiomhole’s names would be forwarded to the Edo state house of assembly for
confirmation.
He added that Okpebholo also
announced the appointment of Musa Ikhilor as the secretary to the state
government (SGG).
“Barrister Ikhilor has over 11
years of experience in legislative drafting, parliamentary administration,
lawmaking procedure and processes, constitutional drafting and amendment, and
general legislative governance issues working in various capacities at the
national assembly,” Itua said.
“Barr. Ikhilor is active in
business, corporate legal practice, and social works, where he serves as the
managing partner of Springfield Legal Consult and as the executive director and
board of trustees member of the Amana Legacy Foundation.”
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