Lam Adesina’s becomes Femi Gbajabiamila’s new aide

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has approved the appointment of a former member of the House, Adedapo Lam-Adesina, as his Special Assistant on Political Matters (South-West), TopNaija reports.

Lam-Adesina replaces Ayodeji Joseph, an ex-lawmaker who served the Speaker in the same capacity until his recent appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation.

The appointment was announced via a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, on Wednesday, which was titled ‘Gbajabiamila appoints ex-Rep, Adedapo Lam-Adesina, as Special Assistant – Political Matters (South-West).’

Adedapo, son of a former Governor of Oyo State, the late Lam Adesina, served as a member of the 8th House representing Ibadan-North East/South-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State and former Commissioner for Youths and Sport in Oyo State.

“He has been a close ally of the Speaker since the 2015 speakership contest in the House,” the statement said.

Adedapo’s father, Lamidi Ona-Olapo Adesina was an educator who became governor of Oyo State in Nigeria on 29 May, 1999 during the 1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election as a member of the Alliance for Democracy party. He died on 11 November 2012 at the private St. Nicholas Hospital on Lagos Island. It was thought that the cause was related to diabetes, from which he had suffered for some time.