Lawrence Ayo

Lawrence Olawumi Ayo
Senator for Ondo North
In office
29 May 1999  29 May 2003
Succeeded by Titus Olupitan
Personal details
Born Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

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.[1]

Ayo was born in Owo, in Ondo State.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. "My bid for the Senate is God’s project –Agunloye". Nigerian Compass. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  3. "Nigeria Report: Whistleblowing". Partnership for Transparency Fund. December 2001. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. Bature Umar (2002-10-11). "Senate Unveils 36 Constitutional Breaches Against Obasanjo - South-west caucus kicks". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-17.