Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the suspension of the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa, and the State Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) Project, Mrs. Ikpikhumi Betsy Aghaku, over an alleged official infraction.

The suspension was announced in a statement issued in Benin City by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor.

According to the statement, the affected officials have been directed to immediately hand over all documents, records and other government property relating to the LPRES Project to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Livestock Development.

The SSG added that both officials are to report to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government for a comprehensive debriefing on the LPRES Project.

The statement, however, did not disclose the nature of the alleged infraction that led to their suspension.