Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has vowed to set up a panel of inquiry to investigate former governor, Godwin Obaseki’s refusal to inaugurate 14 elected lawmakers of the State House of Assembly in 2019.
Okpebholo made this known in his inaugural speech as the Executive Governor of the state on Tuesday.
According to him, plans are underway to set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the incident.
“On 17th June 2019, 14 elected members of the Edo State House of Assembly were denied inauguration into the 7th Assembly. It was a big blow to our democracy.
“My administration is setting up a panel of inquiry to investigate the remote causes of that incident, to avoid future occurrence,” he said.
