Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday, signed two significant bills into law, marking a new phase in the state’s judiciary and oil sectors.
The first bill raises the retirement age for magistrates in the state from 60 to 65 years.
The second bill increases the number of members of the state’s oil agency.
The governor also approved employing 500 new teachers to boost the number of tutors in public schools in the State.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, the retirement age increment aimed at enhancing the efficiency and experience of the judiciary by allowing seasoned magistrates to serve longer, thereby improving the administration of justice in the state.
The expansion aimed to enhance the oil agency’s governance, representation, and operational efficiency while ensuring better management of the state’s oil resources to…
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