EDHA: group, others congratulate Edo speaker



Socio-political organisations in Edo State, including the Edo in Safe Hands Group, Godwin Obaseki Support Group (GOSG), Obaseki/Shaibu Movement (OSM), Concerned Citizens of Edo State (CCES), among others, have hailed the peaceful emergence of leadership of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA).

Spokesperson, Edo in Safe Hands group, Mr. Nosa Idele Ogbeide, in a statement, said the group was pleased with the peaceful inaugural sitting of the 7th Assembly.

Ogbeide said: “With the peaceful inauguration of the Assembly, elected members who have been sworn-in should waste no time in settling down to legislative business.”

Another group, the Godwin Obaseki Support Group (GOSG), threw their weight behind the emergence of Rt. Hon Okiye as Speaker, noting that the development is welcome by Edo people.

“We urge the new speaker and other members of the Assembly who have been duly sworn-in to join hands in drafting legislations that will put the state on the path of history,” the group said.

Similarly, Concerned Citizens of Edo State, in a statement by its convener, Mr. Ogbeiwi Aghedo, urged the newly inaugurated State Assembly and Speaker, Okiye, to quickly settle down to legislative activity for the interest of Edo people.

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