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Ayo Oni

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Ayo Ade Oni
Senator for Ekiti Central
In office
May 1999 – May 2003
Succeeded byClement Awoyelu
Personal details
BornEkiti State, Nigeria

Ayo Ade Oni was elected Senator for the Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Aviation, Works & Housing, Transport, State & Local Government and Women Affairs.[2] In a December 2001 survey of Senators, ThisDay characterized Oni as a "benchwarmer" a senator who had not been visible on the floor of the Senate or anywhere in the activities of the Senate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  3. ^ "What Manner of Lawmakers". ThisDay. 2001-12-08. Archived from the original on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2010-06-24.