Lawrence Ayo Explained

Lawrence Olawumi Ayo
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Office1:Senator for Ondo North
Term Start1:29 May 1999
Term End1:29 May 2003
Successor1:Titus Olupitan
Birth Place:Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Lawrence Olawumi Ayo was elected Senator for the Ondo North constituency of Ondo 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]

Ayo was born in Owo, in Ondo State.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.[3] He was appointed to an ad hoc Senate committee to investigate budgetary and constitutional breaches by President Olusegun Obasanjo, but in October 2002 was among committee members who refused to sign the final report since they had not been invited to participate in its preparation.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 2010-06-17.
  2. Web site: My bid for the Senate is God’s project –Agunloye . 14 February 2010 . Nigerian Compass . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707094323/http://www.agunloye4senate.com/articles/my-bid-for-Senate.php . 7 July 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Nigeria Report: Whistleblowing . Partnership for Transparency Fund . December 2001 . 2010-06-17 .
  4. Web site: Senate Unveils 36 Constitutional Breaches Against Obasanjo - South-west caucus kicks . Bature Umar . ThisDay . 2002-10-11 . 2010-06-17 .