Ekiti State House of Assembly Gets New Speaker

Ekiti State House of Assembly has sworn in a new speaker.

He is Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan, a member representing Ikole Constituency 1, Chief Aribisogan was elected on Tuesday during the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Hakeem Jamiu, held at the Assembly complex in Ado Ekiti.

The new speaker defeated, Mrs Olububmi Adelugba from Emure Constituency who contested the seat with him.

He succeeds Right Hon Funminiyi Afuye who died recently.

Aribisogan who hails from Ijesa Isu, Ekiti was until his emergence, the Chairman, House Committee on Information.