Ondo State House of Assembly


The Ondo State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Ondo State Government inaugurated on 2 October 1979.
The assembly is unicameral with 26 representatives elected from each constituencies of the 18 local government area of the state.
Presently, the Assembly comprises 22 members of the All [Progressives Congress|APC] and 4 members of the PDP.

History

In 2011, the assembly consisted of two political parties, the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party, the assembly was dominated by the Labour party with a total number of 25 representatives and the PDP with only one representative.
In October 2015, all members of the assembly defected to the PDP following the defection of Olusegun Mimiko, the then governor of the state from the LP to the PDP.

Speaker and Leadership

The incumbent Speaker of the Ondo [State House of Assembly|speaker] is Olamide Oladiji and the incumbent deputy speaker is Hon. Gbegudu Ololade James both of the All Progressives Congress, elected on 4 June 2023 and 2025 respectively.

9th Assembly leadership

Bamidele Oleyelogun of the All Progressives Congress, representing Ifedore Constituency, was elected Speaker of the 9th Ondo State House of Assembly, while Ogundeji Iroju, also from APC, representing Odigbo I Constituency, was elected Deputy Speaker.