Commissioner, Chief of Staff, Others Resign in APC-Controlled State
- Edo State Water Resources Commissioner Washington Osifo has left Governor Monday Okpebholo’s cabinet
- Deputy Chief of Staff Plus Alile and other key officials also reportedly resigned to pursue elective positions
- Governor Okpebholo, representing the APC, has mandated all political appointees to resign by March 1, 2026
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Benin City, Edo State - The Commissioner for Water Resources and Sanitation, Washington Osifo, has resigned from Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s cabinet.
The Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Okpebholo, Plus Alile, and a member of the Edo State Audit Commission, Terry Igiebor, have also tendered their resignation letters.
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Other political appointees who have resigned included a member of the board of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, Osaze Igbinovia.
As reported by The Nation, the political appointees resigned in line with Governor Okpebholo’s directive.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor had directed political appointees and civil servants seeking elective position to resign latest by Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Osifo is seeking to contest the Uhunmwode/Orhionmwon federal constituency seat currently occupied by Billy Osawaru, while Alile is seeking to contest the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha federal constituency seat ahead of the 2027 election.
According to Premium Times, Osifo was among six new commissioners sworn into the State Executive Council and assigned portfolios by Governor Okpebholo on January 21, 2025.
He was among the 15 lawmakers-elect who were excluded from the ‘inauguration’ of the state assembly during the administration of Godwin Obaseki.
Osifo was set to represent Uhunmwode in the Edo State House of Assembly in 2019.
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Edo governor announces six appointments
Recall that six new officials were appointed to various key roles within Governor Monday Okpebholo's administration.
The six new appointments took effect immediately from November 15, 2024, in Edo state, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor.
He added that Governor Okpebholo was committed to selecting experienced professionals to advance the state’s development agenda.
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Edo Governor Okpebholo removes top aide
Legit.ng previously reported that Governor Okpebholo had removed Fred Itua as his chief press secretary (CPS).
In Itua's stead, the governor had approved the appointment of Akhere Patrick Ebojele to take on that responsibility.
The immediate past CPS was awaiting a new reassignment to be communicated in due course at the time.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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