By Ogochukwu Isioma

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor as the Director-General of the Edo State Diaspora Agency (ESDA).

The appointment was confirmed in a letter addressed to the new appointee and signed by Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq., Secretary to the State Government, dated March 10, 2025.

Ogboro-Okor is a United Kingdom-trained Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, a Medical Simulator Expert, prolific Writer, Global Goodwill and United Nations Eminent Ambassador.

She blends medicine with humanitarian work. She holds degrees from the Universities of Benin, Edinburgh and Sheffield Hallam respectively and currently pursuing a Ph.D in Law and Criminology (investigating Illegal Migration, Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery) at the Sheffield Hallam University.

She is also the lead of the Edo Diaspora Working Group and the Edo State Focus Group Worldwide.

Ogboro-Okor was a governorship aspirant in the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election, the only female in the race, and President of the University of Benin Alumni Association United Kingdom (UBAAUK).