Governor Okpebholo names Chief of Staff – Blueprint Newspapers Restricted

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has accredited the appointment of Hon. Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff. 

The Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to the governor, Hon. Fred Itua disclosed this in an announcement he made obtainable to Blueprint on Friday in Benin City.

Itua mentioned  Audu’s appointment was contained in an official communication signed by the Secretary to State Government, Mr.  Musa Umar Ikhilor.

He quoted the SSG as saying, “the appointment takes  immediate effect as it will help Governor Okpebholo in driving meaningful reforms in the State.”

Hon. Audu, born 18th August, 1969, obtained an HND from Auchi Polytechnic in 1994, a PGD in Business Administration from Benson Idahosa University in 2011 and an M.Sc. in Intelligence and Global Security from Baze University, Abuja in 2024.

Audu was an elected Chairman of Etsako West Local Government Council from 2004 to 2010. He was elected member, Edo State House of Assembly, (Etsako West Constituency 1) from 2015 to 2023. 

He  was additionally  the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress within the 2020 Edo State Governorship elections.