Parliament

38-year-old Adewale Egbedun emerges Osun Assembly Speaker

The 38-year-old lawmaker representing Odo-Otin State Constituency, Adewale Egbedun, on Tuesday, June 6, emerged as the Speaker of the 8th Osun State House of Assembly.

Egbedun, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and a first-time lawmaker, was nominated by Abiola Ibrahim representing Irewole/Isokan Constituency, while Areoye Ebenezer representing Atakumosa East/West Constituency seconded the motion.

The lawmaker representing Ife North State Constituency, Akinyode Oyewusi, was equally elected as Deputy Speaker.

Oyewusi was nominated by the lawmaker representing Ayedire State Constituency, Elisha Oderinwale, and seconded by the lawmaker representing Ifedayo State Constituency, Kashope Abolarinwa.

The Clerk of the Assembly, Simeon Amusan, later administered the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Egbedun, in turn, administered the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the remaining 24 lawmakers.

In his acceptance speech, the new Speaker called on his colleagues “to join hands with him to run a true and new age Osun House of Assembly”.

He said the 8th Assembly, under his leadership, would focus on the legislature that would improve workers’ welfare, infrastructural development, improve people’s lives, and also work with the executive to develop the state.

Egbedun, however, said the lawmakers would review the bills passed by the 7th Assembly at the twilight of its tenure, especially between August and November 2022, to correct obnoxious bills/laws passed.

Egbedun took over from Timothy Owoeye, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker, who piloted the affairs of the 7th Assembly from 2019 to 2023.

Other principal officers elected were Babajide Kofoworola (Ede North) as Majority Leader; Adekunle Oladimeji (Irepodun/Orolu) as Deputy Majority Leader.

Olawale Akerele (Ilesa West) was also elected as Chief Whip, while Afeez Ibrahim (Olaoluwa) was elected as the Deputy Chief Whip.

The Star