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Edo State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Benin City. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

Legal basis

Governor of Edo State

Monday OkpebholoAppointed 2024 · APC

What the Constitution says

  • s.176–179

    Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.

  • s.48

    Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

  • s.49

    The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

Where it appears in the news

  • Dam overflow floods Edo community, residents fear disaster

    Sep 29, 2026

    The Ojirami dam in Edo State's Enwan community has overflowed after heavy rain, destroying farms and property and sparking fears of a major disaster.

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  • Chinese firm donates home to Edo Catholic orphanage

    Sep 29, 2026

    A Chinese company, Yongxing Steel Company, has donated a fully furnished building to the Catholic Church-owned Charity Home for the Needy in Edo State.

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  • TRENDING: ‘I started casting out demons at 18 years, that’s why fighting insecurity isn't new to me’ – Okpebholo

    Sep 29, 2026

    The governor said he believes Edo State will be safe.

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People of Nigeria elects Edo State. s.176–179: Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.Umar NamadiUba SaniAbba Kabir YusufDikko Umaru RaddaNasir IdrisAhmad AliyuDauda LawalAhmadu Umaru FintiriBala MohammedBabagana ZulumMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAgbu KefasMai Mala BuniUmo EnoDouye DiriBassey OtuSheriff OborevworiMonday OkpebholoSiminalayi FubaraAlex OttiCharles SoludoFrancis NwifuruPeter MbahHope UzodinmaBiodun OyebanjiBabajide Sanwo-OluDapo AbiodunLucky AiyedatiwaAdemola AdelekeSeyi MakindeHyacinth AliaNyesom WikeAhmed Usman OdodoAbdulRahman AbdulRazaqAbdullahi SuleMohammed Umar BagoCaleb MutfwangNORTH WESTNORTH EASTSOUTH SOUTHSOUTH EASTSOUTH WESTNORTH CENTRALSTATES & GOVERNORSHOUSES OF ASSEMBLYAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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  • N1,500 petrol: APM demands Okpebholo’s resignation over UK comparison

    Sep 28, 2026

    The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has demanded the resignation of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over his comparison of petrol prices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, accusing him of ignoring the disparity in earnings and purchasing power betw

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