Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has been sworn in for a second term in office alongside his deputy Philip Shaibu.
The state’s chief judge Justice Esther Edigin administered the oath of office on Thursday around noon at the tennis court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.
Several governors were in attendance including Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State.
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus was also present at the event.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was represented by a government official.
Obaseki was re-elected in September after leaving the All Progressives Congress for the PDP.
“We will preserve the environment and public utilities, to make our state more functional and adapt to the challenges of climate change and rural-urban migration. Our major drive will be the clean and green Edo initiative and sustaining our campaign to plant trees and restore the forest,” he said at the inauguration.
