38-year-old Adewale Egbedun representing Odo-Otin Constituency has been elected Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly.
Egbedun, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and a first-time lawmaker, was elected Speaker on Tuesday, shortly after Governor Ademola Adeleke inaugurated the 8th Assembly.
He was nominated by Abiola Ibrahim representing Irewole/Isokan Constituency while Areoye Ebenezer representing Atakumosa East/West Constituency, seconded the motion.
The House also elected the lawmaker representing Ife North State Constituency, Akinyode Oyewusi, as the Deputy Speaker.
Other principal officers elected include Babajide Kofoworola (Ede North), Majority Leader; Adekunle Oladimeji (Irepodun/Orolu), Deputy Majority Leader; Olawale Akerele (Ilesa West), Chief Whip; and Afeez Ibrahim (Olaoluwa), Deputy Chief Whip.
In his acceptance speech, the new Speaker called on his colleagues “to join hands with him to run a true and new age Osun House of Assembly.”
He said the 8th assembly, under his leadership, would focus on the legislature that would improve workers’ welfare, infrastructural development, improve people’s lives and also work with the executive to develop the state.
