By Ogochukwu Isioma
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has relieved Barr. Samson Osagie of his duties as the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
In his place, the governor on Tuesday named Professor Roland Itoya Otaru, one of the newly sworn-in commissioners, as the new Attorney General.
WWW.METROWATCHXTRA.COM recalls that Governor Okpebholo had, in February, suspended Osagie over allegations of serious official and financial misconduct. The governor subsequently set up an investigative panel to probe the allegations and make recommendations to government.
However, 37 days later, in March, Osagie was reinstated after the panel reportedly cleared him of any financial wrongdoing.
In a letter dated March 12, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq., the government said the investigative report had exonerated Osagie of all charges.
“Having considered the report of the Investigative Panel set up by the Government to investigate allegations of financial infractions reported against you, which has exonerated you from the said allegations, I write to convey the directive of the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, that you resume duties as the State Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice with effect from 12th March, 2025,” the letter stated.
But in a minor cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday, Osagie was dropped entirely from the state executive council, paving the way for Professor Otaru to take over as the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
