Ogun assembly re-elects Yusuf as majority leader

The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday re-elected Mr Sheriff Yusuf (APC- Ado Odo Ota 1) as the Majority Leader of the 10th assembly.

Mr Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo 1), the Speaker, announced the names of the assembly principal officers during plenary in Abeokuta.

Oluomo noted that both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House had agreed on consensus principal officers.

The speaker also announced Adeniran Ademola (APC – Sagamu 11) as the Deputy Majority Leader; Mrs Omolola Bakare (APC -Ijebu Ode) as the Chief Whip, while Babatunde Tella (APC-Abeokuta North) would be the Deputy Chief Whip.

Oluomo announced Olalekan Adeleye (PDP -Odogbolu) as the House Minority Leader; Lukmon Atobatele (PDP – Abeokuta South 1) as the Deputy Minority Leader.

He also announced Rasheed Kashamu as the Minority Whip and Kolawole Awolaja as the Deputy Minority Whip.

Our correspondent reports that the House had on Tuesday during inauguration of the 10th assembly re-elected Oluomo as Speaker, while Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (Yewa South) was elected the Deputy Speaker.