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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Oyo State House of Assembly has announced the name of principal officers that will lead the 10th Assembly.
The names of the principal officers were announced by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin at the first plenary of the assembly on Tuesday.
Recall that members had earlier elected Ogundoyin and Muhammed Fadeyi as Speaker and Deputy Speaker during the inauguration of the assembly last week.
The principal officers announced by the Speaker are as follows:
Majority Leader – Hon Sanjo Adedoyin, Ogbomoso South
Minority Leader – Hon Salami Ayinde Waliu, Irepo
Chief Whip – Hon Gbenga Oyekola, Atiba
Deputy Whip – Hon Yusuf Adebisi, Ibadan South West I
Deputy Leader – Hon Sunkanmi Babalola, Egbeda
The assembly has also constituted a seven-man adhoc committee to continue the investigation of alleged misappropriation of fund and other allegations levelled against some local government chairmen.
The committee members are Hon Peter Ojedokun (Chairman), Hon Oladeji Oparinde, Hon Tunde Kehinde, Hon Gabriel Babajide, Hon Sanjo Adedoyin, Hon Bamidele Adeola and Hon Akande Modiu