Ayo Hulayat Omidiran | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office May 2011 –2019 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Etteh |
| Succeeded by | Taiwo Oluga |
| Constituency | Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1963 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | APC |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria |
| Profession | Politician |
Ayo Hulayat Omidiran,born 10 November 1965,is a Nigerian politician and former federal lawmaker representing the Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in Osun State. She is a member of the All Progressive Congress. She is a native of Ikire in the Irewole local government area of Osun State. [1]
She attended Ayedaade Grammar School Ikire,Osun State and obtained a West Africa School Certificate in 1980. She then proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry in 1985.
She contested for the Federal House of Representatives for Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in 2011 and was elected. She ran for re-election in 2015 and was re-elected under the umbrella of the APC. She has held various positions in the house including deputy chairman,House Committee on Sports;member House Committee on Judiciary,Communications,Interior,Solid Minerals,Women Affairs and Women in Parliament. [2]
In 2002,she became a member of the Nigerian Football Association Board and remained there till 2005. Since 2006,she has been a member of the FIFA Women Committee. She became the proprietor of Omidiran Babe,a female football club in Osogbo,Osun State in 1997. [1] In 2017,she was appointed the head of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Women Football Committee. [3]
She is a fan of football. She sponsored the Ayedaade-Irewole-Isokan Federal Constituency Football Competition in early 2018 which climaxed with the finals at the Ayedaade High School,Ikire,Osun State. [4]