The Edo State Government, through its Ministry of Justice, has threatened legal action against a former commissioner in the state, Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor over a social media publication against Governor Monday Okpebholo and commissioners.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, in a letter dated June 8, described the publication as malicious and defamatory.
In the publication on June 6, Ifaluyi-Isibor, who served under former Governor Godwin Obaseki, alleged that the state funds were being saved to pay for a Supreme Court judgment.
Also, the post reportedly claimed that the state government had only held three Executive Council meetings in eight months and accused the governor of residing mostly in Abuja while manipulating contract awards.
However, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice said the state government condemned the viral post circulated on June 6, 2025, which alleged irregularities and incompetence within the administration.
The government described the publication as baseless, malicious, and intended to bring the governor and his cabinet into disrepute.
Osagie dismissed the claims as “completely false,” emphasising that Governor Okpebholo’s administration, since its inception, has convened several executive council meetings, resulting in key developmental decisions, including ongoing flyover projects in Benin City.
The government further accused Ifaluyi-Isibor of criminal defamation and warned that it would take both civil and criminal legal action if a public retraction and apology were not made within 24 hours.
“The demanded apology must be published across all social media platforms and in at least one national newspaper.
“This publication amounts to criminal defamation,” the Attorney General stated.
“We intend to proceed against you through the security agencies for you to prove the criminal allegations you have made.”
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