Ondo State House of Assembly | |
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10th Ondo State House of Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 years |
History | |
Founded | 2 October 1979 |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly | |
Clerk of the House of Assembly | |
Structure | |
Seats | 26 |
Political groups | Majority (22) Minority (4) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 18 March 2023 |
Next election | March 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Ondo State House of Assembly Complex, Akure |
The Ondo State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Ondo State Government inaugurated on 2 October 1979. The assembly is unicameral with 26 representatives elected from each constituencies of the 18 local government area of the state. [1]
Presently, the Assembly comprises 22 members of the APC and 4 members of the PDP. [2] [3]
In 2011, the assembly consisted of two political parties, the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party, the assembly was dominated by the Labour party with a total number of 25 representatives and the PDP with only one representative. [4] In October 2015, all members of the assembly defected to the PDP following the defection of Olusegun Mimiko, the then governor of the state from the LP to the PDP. [5]
The incumbent speaker is Olamide Oladiji and the incumbent deputy speaker is Abayomi Akinruntan both of the All Progressives Congress, elected on 4 June 2023. [6] [7] [8]
S/N | Name | Constituency | Post Held |
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1. | Rt. Hon. Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi | Ondo East | Speaker |
2. | Hon. (Prince) Akinruntan Abayomi | Ilaje 1 | Deputy Speaker |
3. | HON. Oluwole Emmanuel Ogunmolasuyi | Owo Constituency I. | Majority Leader |
4. | Hon. Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi | Ondo East | Dep. Majority Leader |
5. | Hon. Felix Afe | Akoko North West Constituency 2 | Member |
6. | Hon. Festus Ayodele Adefiranye | Ile-Oluji/Oke-igbo | Deputy Chief Whip |
7. | Hon. Simeon Toluwani Borokini | Akure South I | Whip |
8. | Hon. Elegbeleye Rasheed Olalekan | Akoko North East | Minority Leader |
9. | Hon. Akingbaso Festus O | Idanre | Dep. Minority Leader |
10. | Hon. (Prince) Akinruntan Abayomi | Ilaje 1 | Parliamentary Secretary |
11. | Hon. Akinrogunde Akintomide | Okitipupa I | Deputy Parliamentary Secretary |
12. | Hon. Samuel E. Ademola | Irele | Member |
13. | Hon. (Dr) Adeyemi Olayemi A | Owo Constituency II | Member |
14. | Hon. Adewale Williams-Adewinle | Ondo West II | Member |
15. | Hon. (Dr.) Abiodun Faleye | Akure North | Member |
16. | Hon. (Eldr) Felemu Gudubankole O | Akoko South-West II | Member |
17. | Hon Tomide Leonard Akinribido. | Ondo West Constituency I | Member |
18. | Hon. Gbegudu Ololade James | Okitipupa II | Member |
19. | Hon. Jamiu Sulaiman Maito | Akoko North West Constituency I | Member |
20. | Hon. Olajide David Sunday | Akure South II | Member |
21. | Hon. Oluyede O. Feyide | Ose | Member |
22. | Hon. Olugbenga Akogun Omole | Akoko South West I | Member |
23. | Hon. Favour Semilore Tomomewo | Ilaje II | Member |
24. | Hon. (Barr.) Torhukerhijo Success | Ese-odo | Member |
25. | Hon. Towase Kuti Oluwasegunota | Akoko South-East | Member |
26. | Rt Hon Ogundeji Iroju. | Odigbo Constituency I | Member |
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