Ayo Omidiran

Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, born 10 November 1965, is a Nigerian politician and federal lawmaker representing the Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in Osun State. She is a member of the All Progressive Congress. She is a native of Ikire in the Irewole local government area of Osun State.[1]

Ayo Hulayat Omidiran
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
May 2011
Preceded byPatricia Etteh
ConstituencyAyedaade/Irewole/Isokan
Personal details
Born (1963-11-10) 10 November 1963
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAPC
Alma materAhmadu Bello University, Zaria
ProfessionPolitician

Education

She attended Ayedaade Grammar School Ikire, Osun State and obtained a West Africa School Certificate in 1980. She then proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry in 1985.

Career

Politics

She contested for the Federal House of Representatives for Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in 2011 and was elected. She ran for re-election in 2015 and was re-elected under the umbrella of the APC. She has held various positions in the house including Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Sports; member House Committee on Judiciary, Communications, Interior, Solid Minerals, Women Affairs and Women in Parliament.[2]

Sports Administration

In 2002, she became a member of the Nigerian Football Association Board and remained there till 2005. Since 2006, she has been a member of the FIFA Women Committee. She became the proprietor of Omidiran Babe, a female football club in Osogbo, Osun State in 1997.[1] In 2017, she was appointed the head of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Women Football Committee.[3]

Personal life

She is a fan of football. She sponsored the Ayedaade-Irewole-Isokan Federal Constituency Football Competition in early 2018 which climaxed with the finals at the Ayedaade High School, Ikire, Osun State.[4]

References
  1. "Hon (Mrs) Ayo Omidiran - The Official Website Of The State Of Osun".
  2. "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". Nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  3. Akpodonor, Gowon (7 November 2017). "Omidiran's return will stabilize Nigerian women football, says Mabo". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. Anonymous (29 March 2018). "Omidiran football fiesta thrills Osun community". The Guardian Nigeria (online). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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