Samuel Adesina Explained

Samuel Adesina
Birth Place:	Ondo State, Nigeria
Nationality:	Nigerian
Party:	Labour Party
Occupation:	Lawmaking
Term Start:	May 2011
Term End:	February 2014
Constituency:	Odigbo Constituency II

Samuel Adesina (1958–9 – February 24, 2014) was a Nigerian politician and former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly.^{[1] [2]}

Political career

In April 2011, he contested the seat of his constituency, Odigbo Constituency IIand won on the platform of the Labour Party.On May 29, 2011, he was elected Speaker of the assembly.^[3] He served in this capacity for 3 years until he died on February 24, 2014, at the age of 56 from bladder cancer.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ondo State House Speaker Samuel Adesina Dies. African Spotlight. 21 April 2015. 1 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701222750/http://africanspotlight.com/2014/02/25/ondo-state-house-speaker-samuel-adesina-dies/. dead.
2. Web site: Ondo Speaker Samuel Adesina is dead - TV CONTINENTAL. tvcontinental.tv. 21 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707182114/http://tvcontinental.tv/article/ondo-speaker-samuel-adesina-dead. 7 July 2014.
3. Web site: Ondo Assembly speaker, Adesina, dies. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 21 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225125944/http://www.punchng.com/news/ondo-state-speaker-samuel-adesina-dies/. 25 February 2014.
4. http://ynaija.com/sad-news-ondo-state-house-speaker-dies/ Sad news: Ondo state House Speaker dies
5. http://www.cecpng.org/?p=1497 BLADDER CANCER IN NIGERIA: WHY SNAILS MATTER