Ayo Omidiran
Nigerian politician and lawmaker
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Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, born 10 November 1965, is a Nigerian politician and former 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] She is the incumbent executive Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC)[2]
Ayo Hulayat Omidiran | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office May 2011 – 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Etteh |
| Succeeded by | Taiwo Oluga |
| Constituency | Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1963 |
| Party | APC |
| Education | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
| Profession | Politician |
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.[3]
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.[4]