Edo Assembly Sacks All Political Appointees

The Edo State House of Assembly has, effective immediately, terminated the appointments of all political appointees linked to its members.

Speaker Blessing Agbebaku announced the dismissal during a plenary session in Benin on Wednesday.

He confirmed that all 24 members of the House had unanimously agreed to the decision, and the dismissed appointees would receive their salaries for February.

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Agbebaku specified that the affected appointees include special advisers, senior special advisers, and others, all of whom were appointed when the Eighth Assembly was inaugurated in June 2023.

“I believe it has been almost two years now, and the House has collectively decided to relieve these appointees, including special advisers and senior special advisers, of their duties as of today, February 19,” he explained.

He also mentioned, “We will meet later to decide on the next steps. However, they will still receive their salaries for this month.”

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