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Oyo is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan,the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km,to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km,partly across the River Osun,and to the south by Ogun State,and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,976,100 in 2022,Oyo State is the sixth most populous in the Nigeria.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Oyo comprises three Senators representing Oyo South,Oyo Central,and Oyo North. It has fourteen Representatives representing the following federal constituencies:Ona-Ara/Egbeda;Iseyin/Kajola/Iwajowa/Itesiwaju;Ibadan North- East/South- East;Lagelu/Akinyele;Ibarapa East/Ido;Ibadan North,Oluyole;Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West;Ibadan North West/South West;Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North;Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West;Ogo-oluwa/Surulere Oluyole;Ogbomosho-North/South/Orire;and Olurunssogo/Orelope/Irepo.
Mohammed Ali Ndume is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing Borno South senatorial district since 2011. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2003 to 2011. He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Monsurat Olajumoke Sunmonu is a Nigerian politician who served as a senator representing Oyo Central senatorial District between 2015 and 2019. She represented Oyo Central Senatorial District,having won the election held on 28 March 2015. She chaired the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. Prior to becoming a senator,she was the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly,Nigeria. While in the House of Assembly,she was the member representing Oyo East and Oyo West Local Governments. She became the first female Speaker in the history of Oyo State on 10 June 2011.
Solagbade Olufemi Lanlehin is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He represented the Oyo South Senatorial district in the 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He contested for the seat of Governor of Oyo state in the 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election under the African Democratic Congress.
Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu(born 23 March 1953) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of communications of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Before becoming minister,he had earlier served as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly,becoming the youngest Honourable member at age 26,to take the office.
Musa Sarkin Adar commonly referred to as Hon. Musa S/Adar is a Nigerian lawmaker elected as member of the Federal House of Representative representing Goronyo/Gada Federal Constituency.
Olatoye Temitope Sugar was a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Lagelu / Akinyele Federal Constituency and the chairman,House Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also a senatorial candidate for Oyo central under the platform of Action Democratic Party in the 2019 elections.
Dapo Lam Adesina is a Nigerian politician,who was a member of Nigeria's 8th House of Representatives. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He represented Ibadan North East/South East Federal constituency of Oyo State between 2015 and 2019. He is currently the Special Assistant Political to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Olusunbo Olugbemi is a Nigerian politician,and member of the 8th House of Representatives,representing Oluyole Local Government. Sunbo is a member of the African Democratic Congress.
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Bisi Akin-Alabi is a Nigerian education expert,social worker,administrator,technocrat,education consultant and former special adviser on education,science and technology to Senator Abiola Ajimobi,the former governor of Oyo state,Nigeria.
The 2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Oyo State,concurrent with elections to the Oyo State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Seyi Makinde was re-elected,winning by a 34.5% margin of victory over first runner-up and APC nominee —Senator Teslim Folarin.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Oyo State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Oyo State,Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections were held on 25 February 2023 where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting in all 360 federal constituencies. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2019.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Oyo State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State was held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Oyo State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Adekunle Jenrade Kareem is a Nigerian politician and lawmaker from Ona-Ara/Egbeda Local Government Area in Oyo State,Nigeria. He was born on 3 July 1950. Kareem is married with children.
Adegoke Festus Adewale is a Nigerian politician and pharmacist from Oyo State,Nigeria.
Olusegun Odebunmi is a Nigerian politician. He was a member of the Federal House of Representatives,representing Surulere/Ogo Oluwa federal constituency of Oyo State in the 9th National Assembly.
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