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Congratulatory message to Hon. Dr. Maureen Ekhoragbon

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The Office of the Edo State Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice has extended warm congratulations to Dr. Maureen Ekhoragbon on her appointment as Chairman of the Edo State Board for Technical Education by His Excellency, Governor Monday Okpebholo.

In his congratulatory message ,the HAG commended Dr. Ekhoragbon for her resourcefulness and commitment to education, believing her wealth of experience will be invaluable to the board. He congratulates her heartily and wished her well in her new position.

Dr Osagie also charged Ekhoragbon to work in line with Governor Okpebholo’s vision of repositioning Technical Education, emphasizing the importance of collective effort with relevant stakeholders to achieving the desired results

He expressed optimism that Dr. Ekhoragbon’s leadership would bring to bear significant benefits while looking forward to her contributions to the growth and development of the board.

Clementina Agweda
Public Relations Officer
Office of the Attorney General

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The Edo State Attorney General’s Office extends warm congratulations to Hon. Joseph Ugheoke on his appointment as Executive Director of the South-South Development Commission.

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The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Samson Osagie has felicitated with Hon. Joseph Ugheoke on his appointment. as ED, South South Development Comission

In a statement, Dr Osagie expressed satisfaction with the appointment and thanked President Bola Tinubu for entrusting Hon. Ugheoke with this critical role.

The HAG noted that Hon. Ugheoke’s vast experience as a former legislator, Local Government Council Chairman, and Commissioner in Edo State would be invaluable in his new position. He urged him to leverage this experience to excel in his new responsibility.

While expressing satisfaction that the appointment was well deserved,the Attorney General expressed confidence in Hon.Ugheoke ability to deliver in his assigned duties and prayed that God would grant him the wisdom and strength to function effectively.

Clementina Agweda
Public Relations Officer,Office of the Attorney General.

Congratulatory Message from  Office of the Edo HAG to Hon. Chief Billy Osawaru on his Appointment as Chairman, House Committee on Cooperation and African Integration

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The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State Dr. Samson Osagie has congratulated Hon. Chief Billy Osawaru, member representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency, on his appointment by the Speaker of the House of Representatives as Chairman Committee  on Cooperation and Integration.

The HAG described Chief Osawaru as an effective and efficient lawmaker who has earned the appointment through dedication, hard work, and  commitment to duties.

Dr. Osagie congratulated him on the well-deserved appointment and thanked the speaker for recognizing his capacity to carry out the mandate of the  committee.

He further  commended the lawmaker for his effective representation of the people of Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency and prayed for God’s guidance and success in his new assignment.

Clementina Agweda

Public Relations Officer, Office of the Attorney General.

The Edo State Attorney General’s Office extends warm congratulations to Hon. Joseph Ugheoke on his appointment as Executive Director of the South-South Development Commission

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The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Samson Osagie has felicitated with Hon. Joseph Ugheoke on his  appointment. as ED, South South Development Comission 

In a statement, Dr Osagie expressed satisfaction with the appointment and thanked President Bola Tinubu for entrusting Hon. Ugheoke with this critical role.

The HAG noted that Hon. Ugheoke’s vast experience as a former legislator, Local Government Council Chairman, and Commissioner in Edo State would be invaluable in his new position. He urged him to leverage this experience to excel in his new responsibility.

While expressing satisfaction that the appointment was well deserved,the Attorney General  expressed confidence in Hon.Ugheoke ability to deliver in his assigned duties and prayed that God would grant him the wisdom and strength to function effectively.

Clementina Agweda

Public Relations Officer,Office of the Attorney General.

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Edo Attorney General Holds Productive Meeting with Commissioner of Police

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The Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State, Dr. Samson Osagie has met with the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Monday Agbonika. During the meeting, they discussed issues focused on enhancing security and the criminal justice system in the state. Dr. Osagie assured of government’s commitment to ensuring the security network is adequately positioned to guarantee the safety of every Edo citizen. He commended Governor Monday Okpebholo’s proactive approach to security, applauding the state government’s giant strides in combating crime and ensuring the security of lives and properties. The Attorney General also commended the CP Mr. Agbonika for his dedication to duty, noting his admirable performance since assuming office a month ago. He expressed delight in the Commissioner’s proactive policing approach, which has strengthened security measures and improved overall safety for residents. The meeting highlighted Dr. Osagie’s commitment to collaboration between the justice sector and the police in maintaining law and order. He emphasized the importance of working together to address security challenges and ensure a safe environment for Edo residents. Clementina Agweda Public Relations Officer, Office of the Attorney General

The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State, Dr. Samson Osagie, commends Edo workers for their hardwork and dedication on the Occasion of Workers’ Day

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The Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Samson Osagie has sent his goodwill message to Edo workers, appreciating their hard work and immense contribution to ensuring that Governor Monday Okpebholo’s vision of building a new Edo State is achieved. In a statement, the Attorney General commended the tireless efforts of all Edo workers in various sectors that have contributed significantly to the progress and development of the state. While acknowledging the crucial role workers play in building the economy, providing essential services, and shaping society, Dr. Osagie noted that their contributions are invaluable and expressed delight in recognizing their numerous achievements.

He also appreciated workers’ constant efforts in joining the Governor to ensure that Edo is repositioned in every aspect, noting them as laudable.

He reaffirmed that the Ministry of Justice team, under his leadership, remains committed to upholding justice, protecting rights, and promoting the rule of law and will continually strive to ensure that the legal system serves the needs of all Edo State citizens, pledging the Ministry’s dedication to working with all stakeholders to achieve this goal.

He further wished all workers a happy Workers’ Day and prayed that the celebration would inspire continued excellence, fairness, and prosperity for all, as he enjoined all stakeholders to continually work together to ensure a peaceful and progressive Edo State.

Clementina Agweda
Public Relations Officer,
Office of the Attorney General

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Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa Birthday Wishes

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Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa,

Chief Judge, Edo State Judiciary, High Court of Justice, Benin City.

Your Lordship,

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. On behalf of the Ministry of Justice, Edo State I write to heartily congratulate you as you mark another milestone on the ladder of life. As a judicial officer you have consistently demonstrated courage and professionalism in the dispensation of Justice and this has distinguished you as a renowned jurist worthy of celebrations I pray God to give you many more years of celebrations in good health and sound mind in your continued service to our dear State, Edo and Nigeria as a whole. May your leadership of the Edo State Judiciary truly brings succor and hope to the common man. Once again, congratulations on your birthday and many happy returns. Many thanks. Rt Hon Samson R Osagie, Ph.D The Hon, The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice

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Dr. Samson Osagie-The Quintessence Of A Legal Luminary, An Adroit Politician, And A Consummate Administrator.

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.. An inimitable asset that the Progressive Government of Senator Monday Okpebholo shouldn’t do without.

In the rich tapestry of our political evolution as a Nation, certain personalities, through dint of hard work and providence, have attained a place of prominence with a track record of achievements through their exceptional performance in the service of our Motherland. One of such pristine personalities that has been exceptional in every one of his endeavors is the legislative icon, Rt. Hon. Samson Raphael Osagie. PhD

Blessed with innate intelligence, brilliance, and uncommon intellect, Dr. Osagie, fired by his desire to succeed, broke the barriers of his extremely humble background, surmounted the inhibiting challenges it brought his way, and plunged himself into the limelight. A look into his very impressive, intimidating, and rich resumé is not only awe-inspiring but reveals a man with an insatiable appetite for knowledge acquisition, an erudite legal luminary, an accomplished and iconic legislator, a refined bureaucrat, a corporate executive with vast knowledge in corporate governance and an impactful politician.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B), a Master Degree in Law (LL.M), a Master in Public Administration (MPA), and a Master Degree in International Relations (M.SC), Dr. Osagie consolidated his quest for diverse knowledge and intellectualism with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree(PhD) in Political Economy and Development Studies. Dr. Osagie is a phenomenon in the practice and teaching of Law and jurisprudence with robust experience in arbitration, civil, criminal, corporate, and Energy Law.

He is a developmental political economist, progressivist, and a fellow of several specialized international and chartered institutes that cut across the fields of Arbutration, Mediation,Concilliation, Corporate Strategy, Ethics, Compliance and regulations. His fellowship and membership also cut across the fields of administration and financial investment. Indeed, Dr. Osagie is a complete package, an inimitable asset to the polity, and Senator Monday Okpebholo’s government has made an avowed commitment to prioritize competence in the drive of the much-needed growth and development as envisioned in his five Points agenda.

Politically, Dr. Samson Osagie cut his political teeth early and has garnered enormous intra-party and inter-party political experience, having contested and won elections several times; hence, he understands the intricacies of politics and governance. Its complexities, distinction, and interrelatedness. He was very successful in handling his affairs as an elected leader while also delivering the dividends of democracy for his constituents.

He left the 7th House of Representatives, National Assembly where he represented the good people of Orhionmwon and Orhionmwon federal constituency in 2015 as a principal office holder with the position of Minority Whip. He had earlier served two terms as a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing Uhunnwode Constituency. Dr. Osagie’s record of stewardship, legislative vibrancy, and purposeful representation in his unbroken 16 years as a legislator has become a point of reference in the political landscape of Edo State.

Dr. Osagie’s greatest strength as an emotionally intelligent Leader and political actor is captured in Mahatma Gandhi’s sagacious quote where he opined, “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people.” His interpersonal skills are top-notch. His ability to build and sustain meaningful relationships with Leaders and alk persons from all cadres and strata of society is a testament to his humility, exposure, and humane nature.

A veritable and passionate team player who gives one hundred percent of his time, commitment, and energy to any course he believes in, as demonstrated in the just concluded Edo Gubernatorial Campaigns and electios. He threw himself completely into the campaigns; the result cumulated in the victory we are celebrating today.

In conclusion, as we look forward to the inauguration and the take of the new government in Edo State, led by Senator Monday Okpebholo, Dr. Osagie’s experience in the law, politics, governance, administration and vocal ability will be useful in helping the administration meet all his campaign promises and birth the new Edo that will be a reference point in the community of State in Nigeria.

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Mr. Ukato Thomas

A developmental strategist writes from Uhunnwode local government area, Edo State.

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RT.HON.SAMSON OSAGIE,PhD: An Exemplar Of Legal Scholarship And Iconic Legislative Expertise.

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~Roseline O. Osunde,Esq*

One of the outstanding personalities that emerged at the dawn of the fourth Republic is Dr Samson Osagie. A Lawyer by training, a political personage and a towering Legislative figure within the political hemisphere of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
His outstanding contributions to Legislative activism from 1999 to 2015 remains a reference point and a benchmark for all those who have represented any part of Edo State in particular and Nigeria at large.

His dexterity in the practice of Law and represention of clients in the temple of justice and other legal transactions has been one with utmost fecundity. He is simply a multi disciplinary professional with an exceptional experience and record of performance.
In Edo State, he is regarded as one of the very few intelligentsia with exceptional capacity, ability and brilliance that grounds his competence in any assignment committed to his hands.

The last Governorship elections in Edo State saw him deploy exceptional grassroot mobilization strategies and scintillating delivery of campaign messages across the Edo South Senatorial District. For this, he has been widely applauded for his unwavering commitment, consistency and loyalty to the All Progressives Congress and its leadership in the State.
He it was, who was one of the insignificant few that warned in 2016 that an Obaseki administration in Edo State will be and unmitigated disaster. He led other compatriots like Hon Henry Idahagbon the Edo Progressives Movement(EPM) to resist the Obaseki’s government slide into dictatorship and failure. At that time, the movement was largely misunderstood and maligned as a morbid crowd of sore losers and hungry political gladiators.
Alas, they were justified with the ungodly trajectory of the administration.
Samson Osagie, holds a triple Master Degree in Law, Public Administration and International Relations and a Doctorate Degree in Political Economy.

With his impressive academic record, an enviable record of public service particularly in the Legislature and some stint in the executive coupled with his prowess in grassroots mobilization, the future beckons on him for further service to his fatherland. Although he narrowly lost the 2015 Senatorial Election as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, it is not in doubt that he has tremendous capacity for both Legal and Representative assignments.

As the clock ticks to end the regime of a most vicious government of our dear state, the likes of Dr Samson Osagie are needed to reset the steering of governance in our state so as to navigate the ship of state away from the drift the Obaseki government has taken it.
The need to get the incoming administration to fulfil the promises made to Edo people requires that only those tested to be performers and have the requisite knowledge, experience and compassion to serve are deployed to represent the state at every level.

As a new Edo is rising, the round pegs must be placed in the round holes!

*Roseline Osunde is a Lawyer and a Legislative Research Fellow.

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2023 Presidential Election And The Supreme Court Final Verdict by Samson R. Osagie, PhD

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Let me congratulate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the overwhelming verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming his election as the duly elected President of Nigeria in the February 25,2023 elections.
I also want to congratulate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi both Presidential candidates of the PDP and LP respectively for exercising their full constitutional rights under our laws to challenge the outcome of the said election. They have in no small measure contributed greatly to the development of our electoral jurisprudence and expanded the frontiers of legal knowledge.
Mr. President deserves a number of accolades considering his tortuous journey to the Presidency of Nigeria. He is perhaps the only President against whom unprecedented landmines were laid on his way to assuming the leadership of this great country.
It is no longer news how his party leadership( particularly the National Chairman) purportedly endorsed a Northern Presidential aspirant as a presumptive consensus candidate of the party ahead of the party’s presidential primaries for May 30th and 31st 2023. It took God and Asiwaju’s political dexterity and brinkmanship to surmount this huddle and emerge victorious as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 Presidential Election.
No sooner had the bruises from the primaries simmer down, the Central Bank of Nigeria with the approval of President Mohammadu Buhari introduced the Naira redesign policy which brought untold economic hardship on the people coupled with an emergency scarcity of petroleum products.
Nigerians have been suffering SHA!
All these were intended to turn the people against the ruling party in order to dissuade them from voting for the party and its Presidential candidate.
As we eventually saw in the outcome of the election, the impact of those anti people’s actions and policies of government was evident. However, in a three horse race that reckons as the fiercest presidential election every conducted in the history of our country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured the highest number of votes and met the constitutional threshold to be declared the winner of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on March 1st, 2023. The rest they say is history!
Now with the Supreme Court of the land validating his victory, the end to all contestations about the 2023 Presidential election has come to a close. For as stated in a number of cases, it is an established legal principle that there must be an end to litigation. See A-G., Nasarawa State vs. A-G., Plataeu State (2012) LPELR – 9730 (SC); Dakolo & Ors Vs. Rewane-Dakolo & Ors (2011) LPELR – 915 (SC).” PER T. ABUBAKAR, J.C.A.among others.
Once again Congratulations to Mr. President.

PRESIDENT TINUBU AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Beyond the euphoria of the victory of the validation of the election of Mr President lies ahead the arduous task of recovering our nation from sliding dangerously into the precipice. No doubt, Mr President has never lost the opportunity to restate his determination to turn the economy around for the betterment of the people of Nigeria. Yes, his speeches are laced with inspiration and hope for a greater Nigeria which he anchored on his social contract encapsulated in his RENEWED HOPE AGENDA.
I have no doubt that Nigerians believe in his ability and capacity to turn things around but their patience cannot remains eternally elastic. The cost of living is skyrocketing, but the President says he is aware. The foreign exchange regime is souring to an unbearable height, yet Mr President knows. Petroleum products remains unbearably expensive, the President is not ignorant of same.
In his Independence Day address, Mr President highlighted measures to tackle the myriad of problems besetting our country and he expects the sub-national governments to join in resolving them. The impact of the Federal Government contribution to supplying palliatives to the people vary from State to State. That will be another subject of discussion some other time.
Truth be told, the nature of our economy does not provide the enabling basis for growth and development particularly as our productive base remains abysmally low. Mr. President will need to prioritize manufacturing, agriculture and other non oil sector products to boost our exports. Nigerians are not only resilient but a determined people who would not hesitate to grab the opportunity when provided. In doing this, the incidence of middle men intervention in the production value chain must be eliminated. Indeed, middlemen, official or unofficial have been largely responsible for the non actualization of pristine policies of government
The skyrocketing rate of foreign exchange needs to be halted as a matter of National emergency. It is now doubtful whether the so call market forces are still responsible for this uneconomical surge in the Naira decline. The current free fall of the Naira must be the result of the activities of speculators who are daily trading in Forex to make excessive gains without producing anything or Creating any job. This is an unpatriotic and unacceptable economic activity that holds no meaningful dividends for the economy.
Mr President must halt this madness and get those charge with our monetary policies to rein in the traders in Forex and their masters in and outside of government in order to stop the drift. As things stands today, trading in Forex is the most lucrative business in Nigeria and it holds no benefit for the country and the vast majority of the citizens. It is purely an elite business hegemony.
Mr. President, God has a reason for bestowing on you the leadership of the world’s largest black nation and you must increase the speed of your intervention in our national crisis. Nigerians awaits some short term reliefs from the crushing impact of high cost of living.
A stitch in time, they say, saves nine.
Once again, Congratulations Mr President.

Dr Samson R. Osagie was a former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives
He is a Legal Practitioner and Chairman of the African Bar Association(Nigerian Forum)