Lawrence Olawumi Ayo was elected Senator for the Ondo North constituency of
Ondo State,
Nigeria at the start of the
Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the
Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Ayo was born in
Owo
Owo is a local government area in Ondo state, Nigeria. Between 1400 and 1600 CE, it was the capital of a Yoruba city-state. The local government area has a population of 222,262 based on 2006 population census.
History
In their oral traditi ...
, in Ondo State.
After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
He was appointed to an ''ad hoc'' Senate committee to investigate budgetary and constitutional breaches by President
Olusegun Obasanjo, but in October 2002 was among committee members who refused to sign the final report since they had not been invited to participate in its preparation.
References
Members of the Senate (Nigeria)
Living people
People from Owo
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) politicians
20th-century Nigerian politicians
21st-century Nigerian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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