Ondo State House of Assembly
About
The Ondo State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the Ondo State Government. It is made up of 26 representatives elected from constituencies across the 18 local government areas of the state. The Assembly makes laws for Ondo State and oversees the state executive. Its current membership comprises 22 members of the All Progressives Congress and 4 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, and it meets at the Ondo State House of Assembly Complex in Akure.
History
The Ondo State House of Assembly was inaugurated on 2 October 1979. In 2011, the assembly had two political parties, the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party, with the Labour Party holding 25 seats and the PDP holding one. In October 2015, all members of the assembly defected to the PDP following the defection of Olusegun Mimiko, then governor of the state, from the Labour Party to the PDP.
Key Facts
Established
2 October 1979
Headquarters
Ondo State House of Assembly Complex, Akure
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Olamide Oladiji
Members
26
Jurisdiction
Ondo State