Funding and operations of the Museum of West African Art

An ad hoc committee of the Edo State House of Assembly, chaired by Addeh Isibor, began a hearing on the funding and operations of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The managing director of EDOGIS, Tony Ikpasaja, said 4.6 hectares allocated to the Central Hospital were ceded to MOWAA at no cost, alongside ₦1 billion. The committee faulted the former Solicitor-General, Faith Osadolor, who signed the MOWAA agreement on May 14, 2024, and questioned MOWAA's claim to have raised ₦27 billion. Representatives of the Oba of Benin's palace called the arrangement fraudulent.