Okpebholo appoints three CEOs for Edo Line in 16 months, sacks two

Barely 16 months aft the constitution of the New Edo Line Company, the state-owned transport company, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has relieved 2 managing directors/chief enforcement officers of their appointments.

DAILY POST reports that the politician has appointed 3 managing directors to tally the affairs of the institution wrong the period.

DAILY POST recalls that Okpebholo appointed Ms Tinyan Otuomagie arsenic the pioneer Managing Director/CEO of New Edo Line Transport Services Limited connected June 10, 2025.

However, hardly 7 months aft her appointment, precisely connected January 15, 2026, the politician relieved her of her presumption and redeployed her to the Ministry of Information.

Otuomagie was replaced by Mr Smart Aigbodion, the company's General Manager, Maintenance, who was appointed Acting Managing Director/CEO pending the assignment of a substantive managing director.

Aigbodion, who had been successful an acting capableness since January, had his assignment terminated by the politician connected Sunday, October 18, 2026.

A connection by the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Barrister Umar Musa Ikhilor, said Aigbodion was sacked connected grounds of managerial inefficiency.

Ikhilor, who said the termination of Aigbodion's appo...