Lawrence Ayo
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 platform. He took office on May 29, 1999.
Biography
Ayo was born in Owo, in Ondo State. After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.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. Ayo was asked, "What are your goals for going there in order to benefit both your people and the country overall?" and he responded: