Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Omoba
Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Term Start1:2003
Term End1:2007
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2011
Office3:Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
Term Start3:29 April 2011
Term End3:29 April 2015
Birth Date:1957 1, df=yes
Nationality:Nigerian
Party:APC
Occupation:Politician

Olajumoke Abidemi Okoya-Thomas is a member of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria.[1] She is a member of the All Progressives Congress party and represents the Lagos Island I Federal Constituency of Lagos state, Nigeria.[2]

Early life and education

The daughter of Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas,[3] the Asoju Oba of Lagos, she was born on 20 January 1957. She has a diploma in Senior Managers in Government from the University of Lagos and a diploma in sec. admin from Burleigh College.[4]

Political career

Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas assumed office on 29 April 2011 for third consecutive term at the federal house of representatives. Her legislative interests is primarily on the Social Development of Women and Children.[5] She is currently the Chairman of the committee on Public Procurement and also a member of committees on Banking & Currency, Diaspora, Niger Delta and Women in parliament.

She was the former chairman of the house committee of prisons.[6]

Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas sponsored a bill on the compulsory breast feeding of babies in 2013. The bill failed because the Representatives insisted that it is an issue best left out of the public domain as "no woman has to be forced to breast feed her child" though they admitted the unarguable health benefits of breastfeeding.[7] She is also the women's leader of The All Progressive Congress in Lagos State.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public offices held by Olajumoke Abidemi Okoya-Thomas in Nigeria . 2022-04-05 . citizensciencenigeria.org . en.
  2. News: Nigerian Women who will shape Seventh National Assembly. 29 March 2014. Nigeria Daily News. 7 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Jumoke Okoya Runs Into Political Trouble For Eyeing Remi Tinubu's Senatorial Seat!. Society Now Nigeria. 29 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331143437/http://www.societynowng.com/Jumoke-Okoya-Runs-Into-Political-Trouble-For-Eyeing-Remi-Tinubu-Senatorial-Seat. 31 March 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas. 2022-02-22. Nnu.ng - Nigeria News Update.. en.
  5. Web site: OLAJUMOKE OKOYA-THOMAS Politician Profile Page. Shine Your Eye. 29 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Members Federal House of Representatives. Nigerian National assembly. 29 March 2014.
  7. News: Reps Reject Bill On Exclusive Breast Feeding. 29 March 2014. Channels TV. January 29, 2013.
  8. Web site: Lagos APC: Jumoke Okoya-Thomas task party leaders on Kemi Nelson's conduct National Daily Newspaper. Admin. 2 September 2018 . en-US. 2019-08-27.