The newly elected members of the Ondo State House of Assembly will today Thursday be presented with their Certificates of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to
the INEC in Ondo state the Certificates of Return would be given to all
the 26 lawmakers-elect at Akure head office of the commission by 10:am.
The
elected lawmakers are, incumbent Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun, from
Ifedore constituency; his deputy, Ogundeji Iroju, representing Odigbo
constituency 1; Oluyede Feyide, representing Ose constituency; Hon Jamiu
Sulaiman Maito, representing Akoko North-West constituency 1;
Felemu-Gudu Bankole, Akoko South-West State constituency 2 and Kuti
Towase, representing Akoko South-East;
Others include Prince
Abayomi Babatunde Akinruntan, Ilaje State constituency 1; Hon Sunday
Olajide, Akure South State constituency 2; Simeon Toluwani Borokini,
Akure South constituency 1;
Elegbeleye Rasheed from Akoko North
East; Taofik Mohammed, Akoko North-West 2; Akogun Olugbenga Omole, Akoko
South-West 1; Abiodun Faleye, Akure North; Torhukerhijo Taiwo, Ese-Odo
and Akingbaso Festus, Idanre and Tomomewo Favour, Ilaje 2;
The
rest are Festus Adefiranye, Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo; Ademola Edamisan, Irele;
Aderoboye Samuel, Odigbo 2; Akinrogunde Akintomide, Okitipupa 1;
Babatunde Ayetowa, Okitipupa 2 and Oladiji Landmark Olamide, Ondo East;
Akinribido Tomide, Ondo West 1; Wale Williams, Ondo West 2; Oluwole
Emmanuel Ogunmolasuyi, Owo 1 and Adeyemi Olayemi, Owo 2.
The All
Progressives Congress, APC, had the majority of the lawmakers having won
23 of the total 26 seats at the poll conducted on March 9, while the
opposition PDP and ZLP won two and one seats respectively.
The two seats won by the PDP are, Akoko North-East and Idanre, while the ZLP won only Ondo West 1.
Meanwhile, out of the total 26 lawmakers that would form the 9th Assembly, only eight (
members were re-elected while the remaining 18 members are freshers.
Source:- Citadelng
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