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2019 Nigerian House Of Representatives Elections In Ogun State
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Ogun State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Ogun State, Nigeria. Overview Summary Results Abeokuta North/Obafemi Owode/Odeda A total of 20 candidates registered with the Uzo Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Olumide Osoba won the election, defeating APM Mukaila Kazzim and 18 other party candidates. Osoba received 42.48% of the votes, while Kazzim received 18.88%. Abeokuta South A total of 22 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Lanre Edun won the election, defeating PDP Anthony Adeyemi-Showunmi and 20 other candidates. Edun received 35.68% of the votes, while Adeyemi-Showunmi received 18.06%. Ado-Odo/Ota A total of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Nigeria)
The House of Representatives (also called Green Chamber) is the lower chamber of Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly of Nigeria, National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria, Senate is the upper chamber. The Green Chamber has 360 members who are elected in single-member Constituency, constituencies using the plurality (or first-past-the-post) system, most recently 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives election, in 2023. Members serve four-year terms. The presiding officer of the house is the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Speaker, currently Tajudeen Abbas, Tajudden Abbas (as of May 2024). State delegations The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, assumes a National Assembly of Nigeria, National Assembly for the federation which consists of a Senate of Nigeria, Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate consists of three members from each States of Nigeria, Nigerian state and one member from the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayode Oladele
Kayode Oladele (born 8 June 1963) is a Nigerian human rights activist, lawyer and politician who serves as the acting chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) appointed on July 1, 2025. He was a Federal Commissioner and member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) of Nigeria representing Ogun State having been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and sworn-in on February 3, 2025 after the Senate confirmation. He served as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Ogun State, from 2015–2019 where he also served as the Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Crimes. He was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress on 11 April 2015. Prior to that, he served as Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes in Nigeria. Oladele served as legal adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent National Electoral Commission (Nigeria)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria. It was established in 1998 shortly before Nigeria's transition from military to civilian rule. History Regulation and administration of elections The administration of democratic elections in Nigeria dates back to the period before Independence when the Electoral Commission of Nigeria (ECN) was inaugurated in 1958 to conduct the 1959 federal elections. Prior to 1958, regional laws and government regulated and conducted elections. ECN was headed by an expatriate, Ronald Edward Wraith and four Nigerian members representing each region and the Federal Capital Territory of Lagos. The Federal Electoral Commission (FEC), established in 1960, conducted the immediate post-independence federal and regional elections of 1964 and 1965. Prior to the conduct of the 1964 election, the Chief Electoral Officer, Kofo Abayomi resigned and some party officials from the NCNC and Actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otunba Adewunmi Onanuga
Otunba Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga (2 December 1965 – 15 January 2025), popularly known as Ijaya, was a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency until her death on 15 January 2025. Early life and politics Adewunmi Onanuga was born in Hammersmith, London, to Nigerian parents. In 2019, she contested and won the elections as member, representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency in Ogun State, Nigeria, on the platform of the All Progressive Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, th ... (APC). She was re-elected in 2023 for a second term and previously served as Chairperson, House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development. Death On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu
Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu (born 25 February 1962) is a Nigerian politician from Ogun State. In 1992, at the age of 30, he won his seat in the National Assembly, where he represented the Remo Federal Constituency under the umbrella of the now defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). He ran for Senate under the United National Congress Party (UNCP) in 1998 and the National Assembly in 2003, 2007, and 2011 as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Early life Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu was born on 25 February 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria. In 1964, he began his primary education at the International Day Nursery school, Yaba and went on to further his education at St. Saviours Primary School, Oke-Ira, Ebute-Metta and Igbobi College where he obtained his West African School Certificate in 1978. Adebutu completed his educational career in Ireland, where he obtained an Irish Leaving Certificate in 1980 and an Irish National Certificate in 1983. In 1984, he obtained an Irish Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olusegun Kehinde Odeneye
Olusegun Kehinde Odeneye is a Nigerian politician. He was a member of the Federal House of Representative, representing Ijebu Ode/ Odogbolu/ Ijebu North-East Federal Constituency of Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It is bordered to the south by Lagos State and the Bight of Benin, to the east by Ondo State, and to the north by Oyo and Osun states while its western border forms part of the national borde ... in the 7th National Assembly. References Living people Nigerian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ogun-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid
Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid (born 21 March 1961) is a Nigerian politician representing Ijebu-North / Ijebu-East / Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in Nigeria. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogun (state), Ogun State and also a member of the party's National Executive Council. Early life Abdel-Majid was born in Ago Iwoye, Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu North Local Government of Ogun State. His father was Prince AbdurRaheem Ajanaku Adekoya from Ago-Iwoye, while his mother was Princess Abigail Efunseeke Adikat Adekoya. On 17 August 1981, he started work with the Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry (NBCI) in Lagos. Political career Abdel-Majid was an active member of National Democratic Coalition (Nigeria), National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), pushing for the restoration of late MKO Abiola's Presidential Mandate in 1993 after the annulment of the elections. He resigned his job in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adekunle Akinlade
Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade Triple A (born 9 October 1969) is a Nigerian politician. He represented Egbado South and Ipokia federal constituency in the House of Representatives. He left the All Progressive Congress and joined the Allied Peoples Movement to run for Governor of Ogun State in the 2019 election. Early life Akinlade was born in Ipadilpopo Compound at Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. He spent his early years travelling across the country with his father. Politics He was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Taxation and Revenue in July 2011. In this capacity, he oversaw the state Directorate of other Taxes at the Board of Internal Revenue Services (IRS). He joined the All Progressive Congress in the 2015 general elections to represent Egbado south and Ipokia at the federal house of representatives. He defected to the Allied Peoples Movement to run in the 2019 governorship election, after failing to secure the APC nomination, which he lost to D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be an incumbent on the ballot: the previous holder may have died, retired, resigned; they may not seek re-election, be barred from re-election due to term limits, or a new electoral division or position may have been created, at which point the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent on the ballot is an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It is bordered to the south by Lagos State and the Bight of Benin, to the east by Ondo State, and to the north by Oyo and Osun states while its western border forms part of the national border with the Republic of Benin. The capital and largest city is Abeokuta, and the state is divided into 20 local government areas. Of the 36 states, Ogun is the 24th largest in area but among the top fifteen most populous, with an estimated population of about 6.4 million as of 2020. Geographically, the state lies primarily in the tropical Nigerian lowland forests ecoregion, although parts of the state's north transition into the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic and some of the coastal south reach the Central African mangrove ecoregion. The Ogun and Yewa rivers are the state’s major waterways while the Omo Forest Reserve in the southeastern part of the state is one of the most important conservation areas in the country — home t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Tribune
The ''Nigerian Tribune'' is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan, Nigeria. Established in 1949 by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, it is the oldest privately-owned Nigerian newspaper still in circulation. During the colonial period, the Nigerian Tribune served as a platform for promoting Obafemi Awolowo’s welfare programs and represented the interests of the Yoruba community during a time of ethnic competition. After Nigeria gained independence in the 1960s, while many publications were under government control, privately-owned newspapers such as the Nigerian Tribune, The Punch, Vanguard, and The Guardian continued to report on corruption in public and private sectors despite government censorship. Former military leader Ibrahim Babangida reportedly regarded the Nigerian Tribune as the only newspaper whose editorial columns he considered seriously. The publication was also featured in ''Leadership Failure and Nigeria's Fading Hopes'' by Femi Okurounmu, a book that include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThisDay
''This Day'' is a Nigerian national newspaper. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd., and was first published on 22 January 1995. It has its headquarters in Apapa, Lagos State. Founded by Nduka Obaigbena, the chairman and editor-in-chief of the This Day Media Group and Arise News. ''This Day'' is a member of the Belt and Road News Network. Since 2014, it has maintained a close relationship with the embassy of the People's Republic of China. ''This Day'' publisher Nduka Obaigbena has previously been criticised for late and non-payment of the paper's staff and suppliers. Attacks In 2001, several ''This Day'' editors survived a plane crash at Maiduguri airport in North East Nigeria. In 2012, ''This Day''s offices in the nation's capital Abuja, and in Kaduna were attacked in suicide car bombings thought to have been carried out by terrorist group Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (), is a self ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
