Samuel Adesina

Samuel Adesina (1958/9 – February 24, 2014) was a Nigerian politician and former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly.[1][2]

Samuel Adesina
In office
May 2011  February 2014
ConstituencyOdigbo Constituency II
Personal details
BornOndo State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Political partyLabour Party
OccupationLawmaking

Political career

On April 2011, he contested the seat of his constituency, Odigbo Constituency II and won on the platform of the Labour Party. On May 29, 2011, he was elected Speaker of the assembly.[3] He served in this capacity for 3 years until he died on February 24, 2014 at the age of 56 from bladder cancer.[4][5]

References

  1. "Ondo State House Speaker Samuel Adesina Dies". African Spotlight. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. "Ondo Speaker Samuel Adesina is dead - TV CONTINENTAL". tvcontinental.tv. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Ondo Assembly speaker, Adesina, dies". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. Sad news: Ondo state House Speaker dies
  5. BLADDER CANCER IN NIGERIA: WHY SNAILS MATTER
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.