Jumoke Akindele

Jumoke Akindele is a Nigerian lawyer and first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly.[1] She was succeeded by Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun.

Jumoke Akindele
Assumed office
27 May 2015
ConstituencyOndo, Okitipupa Constituency II
Personal details
BornOndo State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
ResidenceOkitipupa
OccupationLawmaking

Early life

She was born in Okitipupa, a town in Ondo State southwestern Nigeria.[2] She had her primary education at St. John’s Primary School in Okitipupa before she proceeded to St. Louis Girls Secondary School, Ondo where she obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1981.[3] She received a bachelor's degree in Law from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and practiced law for some years before she ventured into politics in 2006.[4]

Political career

On April 2007, she contested the seat of the constituency, Okitipupa constituency II but lost to the opposition party.[5] She re-contested on 11 April 2011, and was elected as member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, where she served as Chairman of House Committee on Education before she was elected Speaker of the Assembly.[6] On 27 May 2015, she was elected Speaker of the Assembly following the sudden demise of the former speaker Samuel Adesina.[7] She relinquished the leadership position of the house in a resignation letter dated 20 March 2018.[8] Jumoke Akindele is the first female speaker of the state.[9]

References
  1. Kayode Alfred. "Jumoke Akindele calls the shots in Ondo Assembly". The Nation.
  2. Leadership Newspaper (27 May 2014). "Ondo House Of Assembly Elects First Female Speaker". Nigerian News from Leadership News.
  3. "Politics changed my style – Jumoke Akindele". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
  4. naijamayor. "Jumoke Akindele Emerges First Female Speaker Of Ondo House of Assembly". NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  5. "Jumoke Akindele Emerges First Female Speaker Of Ondo House of Assembly". Naij.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. "Ondo Assembly Elects First Female Speaker, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  7. Yinka Oladoyinbo. "As ondo assembly gets first female speaker". tribune.com.ng.
  8. Oluwole, Josiah (20 March 2017). "Embattled Ondo Assembly speaker, Jumoke Akindele, resigns". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. "Ondo: Speaker's Election Settles Row over Mimiko's Deputy, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com.


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