As the race for the leadership of the 10th Assembly hots up, a fourth term elected member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abiodun Akinlade has declared his intention to run for the position of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Thus is coming on the heels of the feelers that the position may have been zoned to the South-west where he hails from
Following indications that the party may have agreed to zone the position of the Speaker to the North, some members-elect have prevailed on Akinlade to vie for the position, being a high ranking member from the South West.
Akinlade, representing Egbado South/Ipokia/Federal Constituency is an experienced lawmaker who was the.Chairman of House Committee on Science and Technology both in the 6th and 7th Assembly.
He was a foundation member and National Officer of Souh-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), a group which worked assiduously for the victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the recently concluded Presidential election.
Until his election for the fourth term, Akinlade was appointed a Federal Commissioner representing Ogun state of the Board of the Federal Character Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The lawmaker, who was a former Special Adviser to a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, also contested for the governorship of Ogun state in the past.
Akinlade is currently enjoying the support of majority of the members-elect and had begun to network, spreading his tentacles to get the backing of the new members-elect ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly.
