Sola Akinyede

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Sola Steven Akinyede
Senator for Ekiti South
In office
29 May 2007 – 29 May 2011
Preceded byBode Olowoporoku
Succeeded byAbiodun Christine Olujimi
Personal details
Born (1954-01-24) 24 January 1954 (age 70)
Ekiti State, Nigeria

Sola Steven Akinyede Listen

People's Democratic Party (PDP).[1]

Akinyede attended

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 Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. 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.[1]

In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored bills to amend the laws governing 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.[3]
In November 2009 Akinyede called for declaration of a state of emergency to tackle the problem of corruption in Nigeria.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sen. Sola Akinyede". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. ^ "NPRC delegates profiles". Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ^ "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators..." ThisDay. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  4. ^ Ifeanyi Onuba (14 Nov 2009). "Senator wants anti-corruption emergency". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2010-06-07.