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- ↑ "As ondo assembly gets first female speaker". Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ↑ "Ondo House Of Assembly Elects First Female Speaker | Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". leadership.ng. Archived from the original on 2014-05-30.
- ↑ "Ondo APC lawmakers sue Assembly, INEC over plan to declare seats vacant - Daily Post Nigeria". 25 October 2014.
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