The newly elected governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his deputy, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, have received Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The event which took place at the INEC headquarters on Thursday saw dignitaries including the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and some members of the party’s National Working Committee NWC in attendance.
Other dignitaries were the court-reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, Senator Matthew Uroghide, General Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd), Senator Francis Alimikhena, Hon. Ogbeide Ihama, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion and Blessing Agbonmhere among others.