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Edo State House of Assembly information


Edo State House of Assembly
8th Edo State House of Assembly
Type
Type
Unicameral
History
Founded1999
Leadership
Speaker
Blessing Agbebaku, PDP
since 16 June 2023
Deputy Speaker
Maria Edeko, PDP
since 16 June 2023
Majority Leader
Charity Aiguobarueghian, PDP
since 20 June 2023
Chief Whip
Yekini Idaiye, PDP
since 20 June 2023
Minority Leader
Eric Okaka, APC
since 10 July 2023
Minority Whip
Osamwonyi Atu, APC
since 10 July 2023
Structure
Seats24
Political groups
Majority (15)
  •   PDP (15)

Minority (9)

  •   APC (8)
  •   LP (1)
Length of term
4 years
AuthorityChapter V, Constitution of Nigeria
Elections
Last election
18 March 2023
Next election
March 2027
Meeting place
Chief Anthony Enahoro Complex
Benin City, Edo
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The Edo State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Nigerian state of Edo.[1] Chapter V, Part II of the Constitution of Nigeria, adopted in 1999, defines the role of the House of Assembly.[2] The House of Assembly is composed of 24 members, each elected from single-member constituencies across the 18 local government areas of the state.

The PDP holds a majority in the Assembly with 15 seats. The APC and LP are in the minority with APC having 8 seats and LP have 1 seat.

  1. ^ Nwafor (2020-08-07). "Tension, as 24 Edo House members fight for control". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nigeria-law.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.

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