Responsibilities of the office
Assigned state responsibilities
Carries out state government business assigned by the governor. This can include administration of a department, programme coordination and representing the governor at official engagements.
Executive coordination
Participates with the governor and commissioners in meetings to consider policy, coordinate executive work and advise the governor.
Acting governor
Performs the governor�s functions when the constitutional procedure for acting governorship applies, including a formal written transfer during vacation or inability to discharge duties. The Constitution also provides a procedure involving the House of Assembly if a required declaration is not transmitted within 21 days.
Succession
Assumes the office of governor when it becomes vacant in the circumstances set out by the Constitution, including death, resignation or removal.
Limits of the office
The deputy is not a separate head of the state executive. Powers and assignments remain subject to the Constitution, legislation and oversight by the appropriate institutions.
About Dennis Idahosa
Dennis Idahosa is Deputy Governor of Edo State, serving with Governor Monday Okpebholo. They took office in November 2024.
Earlier service
Idahosa previously served as a state commissioner and represented the Ovia federal constituency in the House of Representatives. An official account of his remarks records his appointment as a commissioner in 2014 and election to the House in 2019.
Public role
As deputy governor, he supports the governor through assigned executive work, official representation and engagement with residents and institutions. His former role as a federal legislator is separate from his current position in the Edo State executive.
Sources and verification
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