Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly | |
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since 4 June 2023 | |
Legislative Branch of the Ondo State Government | |
Style | Mr Speaker (informal) The Right Honourable (formal) |
Member of | Ondo State House of Assembly |
Seat | Ondo State House of Assembly Complex, Akure |
Appointer | Indirect House Election |
Term length | 4 years renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
Formation | 2 October 1979 |
Succession | Second |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly |
The speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the Ondo State House of Assembly, elected by its membership.[1] The Speaker is second in line of succession to the Ondo State governorship, after the deputy governor. The current Speaker is Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji who was elected on 4 June 2023.[2][3][4]
The speaker's statutory duty is to preside over the sitting and deliberations of the Assembly but the Deputy Speaker can preside in the absence of the Speaker.[5] The Speaker also represents the voters of his or her constituency.[6]