BY OSABUOHIEN VIVIAN ROSE
The suspended Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Edo State, Samson Osagie has been recalled by the Governor Monday Okpebholo 37 days after suspension.
A letter to Osagie by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor, dated March 12, 2025 and released around 8:15 pm, said that “having considered the report of the Investigative Panel set up by 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.”
Reacting to the development, Osagie commended the governor for his frankness, saying: “I appreciate his sincerity of purpose and vision for the state. This is a clear indication that His Excellency, Sen Monday Okpebholo, means well for the state and I use this medium to restate my commitment and loyalty to him and his administration.
He also said he remains committed to joining him to ensure that Edo State recovers all it has lost.
