The lawmaker representing Ikole state constituency 1 in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan has emerged as the new Speaker.
Hon. Aribisogan was elected following the death of former Speaker, Hon. Funminiyi Afuye.
66-year-old Afuye died at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital on October 19 after suffering cardiac arrest.
He was a former Commissioner of the Ekiti State Ministry of Information and a two-time member of the State Assembly. He was inaugurated Speaker of the sixth Assembly on June 6, 2019.
In order to fill the vacuum created by the death of the former Speaker, an election which produced Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan was held during the plenary on Tuesday.
Aribisogan, who is a two-term lawmaker, polled 15 votes to defeat Olubunmi Adelugba of Emure state constituency, who polled 10 votes.
He was sworn in as Speaker by the Clerk of the House, Tola Esan, following his victory.
