Ayo Oni Explained

Ayo Ade Oni
Office1:Senator for Ekiti Central
Term Start1:May 1999
Term End1:May 2003
Successor1:Clement Awoyelu
Birth Place:Ekiti State, Nigeria

Ayo Ade Oni was elected Senator for the Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Aviation, Works & Housing, Transport, State & Local Government and Women Affairs.[2] In a December 2001 survey of Senators, ThisDay characterized Oni as a "benchwarmer" a senator who had not been visible on the floor of the Senate or anywhere in the activities of the Senate.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 2010-06-24.
  2. Web site: Congressional Committees . Nigeria Congress . 2010-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm . 2009-11-18 .
  3. Web site: What Manner of Lawmakers . ThisDay . 2001-12-08 . 2010-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051129125523/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/12/08/20011208cov02.html . 2005-11-29 .