A new speaker has been elected by members of the Ekiti state House of Assembly on Tuesday.
He is Gboyega Aribisogan who represents Ikole State Constituency. Ekiti State parliamentary delegation visits South Africa
His election on Tuesday followed the death of former Speaker Funmiyi Afuye.
It will be recalled that the remains of Afuye was buried on Friday in his hometown Ikere.
Aribisogan, who was a journalist and former staff of Daily Times, was originally elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
He later had confrontations with the then Governor Ayo Fayose whose resignation he had demanded for.
The lawmaker was later suspended by his colleagues.
For some time Aribisogan went underground for fear of alleged Assassination attempts.
He was elected at plenary on Tuesday.
He’s a two term House of Assembly member in the State.
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It was gathered that the new speaker has been sworn in on Tuesday at the plenary.
He polled 15 votes to defeat his closest rival Hon.Adelugba who hails from Emure Constituency with 10 votes.
Source:NPO reports
