Sola Steven Akinyede (born 24 February 1954) was elected Senator for the Ekiti South constituency of
Ekiti State
Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the northeast by Kogi State, to the south and southeast by Ondo State, and to the west by Osun State. Named for the Ekiti peo ...
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Nigeria
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, taking office on 29 May 2007 and served till May 2011. He is a member of the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
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*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
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(PDP).
Akinyede attended
King's College Lagos, 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
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria was established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 4 ...
,
Umudike
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.
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.
[
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored bills to amend the laws governing the ]Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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, the and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
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. He had sponsored and co-sponsored several motions and had contributed to debates in plenary.
In November 2009 Akinyede called for declaration of a state of emergency to tackle the problem of corruption in Nigeria.
References
Living people
Yoruba politicians
1954 births
People from Ekiti State
King's College, Lagos alumni
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
21st-century Nigerian politicians
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