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- ↑ "APC wins 18 majority seats in Oyo assembly". Premium Times Nigeria. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Ajimobi Inaugurates Oyo 8th Assembly With Adeyemi As Speaker". Channels Television. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Adeyemo emerges Oyo Speaker". Vanguard News. June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2022.