Sola Steven Akinyede (born 24 February 1954) was elected Senator for the Ekiti South constituency of

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, taking office on 29 May 2007 and served till May 2011. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Akinyede attended

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, earned a Bachelor of Law degree, barrister at law and master's degree in law and became a legal practitioner. He was appointed pro-chancellor of the

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. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly (1998) and of the National Political Reform Conference (2005). After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to committees on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters, Federal Capital Territory and Drugs Narcotics Anti Corruption. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored bills to amend the laws governing the

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, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. He had sponsored and co-sponsored several motions and had contributed to debates in plenary. In November 2009 Akinyede called for declaration of a state of emergency to tackle the problem of corruption in Nigeria.

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Living people Yoruba politicians 1954 births Ekiti State politicians King's College, Lagos alumni Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Senators of the 6th National Assembly (Nigeria) {{Ekiti-politician-stub