36-year-old Oyo Speaker Emerges Chairman Conference Of Speakers

36year old Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin on Saturday emerged the new  Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria.

Ogundoyin who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) emerged at a national meeting of the Conference in Abuja following the withdrawal of the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Taiwo Oluomo from the race.

The election of Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin was thereafter confirmed through a unanimous voice vote by the speakers in attendance at the Conference.

This was consequent upon the expiration of the two year tenure of the leadership of the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Abubakar Suleiman.

The Constitution of the Conference stipulates a two year term of office for its elected leadership and this was rotated between the Northern and the Southern part of the country.

This time it is the turn of the Southern region to produce the Chairman of the Conference.

With this, the Oyo State Speaker has made history by becoming the youngest chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria since its establishment in 1999.

This is also the first time a member of an opposition party will emerge as the Chairman of the Conference.

In his acceptance speech, Oyo Speaker, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin expressed his willingness to selflessly serve the Conference.

“I, therefore accept this honour with a great sense of gratitude, humility, responsibility and an overwhelming determination to selflessly serve this assemblage of highly revered Rt. Hon Speakers of Nigeria’s State legislatures.

“I would like to say that today marks another significant milestone in my life and indeed in my political journey because as the youngest amongst you, you have unhesitantly given me the mandate to steer the ship of the Conference not minding my young mind. I see this as one the highest honors bestowed on me and one of the greatest challenges and responsibilities placed before me in recent years,”Ogundoyin added.