Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved all commissions in the state public service, effective immediately.

The dissolution was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilo. The affected commissions include the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), the Civil Service Commission, the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, the Edo State Forestry Commission, the House of Assembly Service Commission, the State Audit Service Commission, and the Judicial Service Commission.

The statement also instructed all chairmen and members of the dissolved commissions to hand over any government property in their possession to the most senior public officers.