Adeleke Mamora
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Adeleke Olurunnimbe Mamora (born 16 February 1953) was elected Senator for the Lagos East constituency of Lagos State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the Action Congress
(AC).
Mamora was born on 16 February 1953.
He obtained a B.Sc, Health Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) University of Ife, Ile-Ife and became a Health Practitioner.
He was Medical Director of a Medical Centre (1987 - 1998), and a Company Medical Adviser (1988 - 1992).
Mamora was a National Delegate for the National Republican Convention
(NRC) in 1990, and Secretary, Lagos East of the United Nigeria Congress Party
(UNCP) in 1998.
He was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly in 1999 and was appointed Speaker.
He was Chairman of the Conference of Speakers (2000 - 2001).
Mamora was elected to the Senate in April 2003 and reelected in 2007.
He was also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament (2003 - 2006).
In 2003 he was appointed chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
After resuming his seat in the Senate in 2007 he was appointed to committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Selection Committee,
Health and Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored bills on Tenure of Office, Surgeon-General of Nigeria and repeal and amendment of the Tobacco Control Act. He sponsored or co-sponsored motions including one to amend Senate rule 111 to bring it into conformity with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mamora was described as a master of parliamentary procedures.
Lagos State
Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the most populous state in Nigeria and arguably the most economically important state of the country and west Africa, containing Lagos, the...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the Action Congress
Action Congress
The Action Congress of Nigeria , formerly known as Action Congress , is a classical liberal Nigerian political party formed via the merger of the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor political parties in September 2006. The party...
(AC).
Mamora was born on 16 February 1953.
He obtained a B.Sc, Health Sciences, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) University of Ife, Ile-Ife and became a Health Practitioner.
He was Medical Director of a Medical Centre (1987 - 1998), and a Company Medical Adviser (1988 - 1992).
Mamora was a National Delegate for the National Republican Convention
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:...
(NRC) in 1990, and Secretary, Lagos East of the United Nigeria Congress Party
United Nigeria Congress Party
The United Nigeria Congress Party was a Nigerian political party that was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, in which it won many elections, and in parliamentary...
(UNCP) in 1998.
He was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly in 1999 and was appointed Speaker.
He was Chairman of the Conference of Speakers (2000 - 2001).
Mamora was elected to the Senate in April 2003 and reelected in 2007.
He was also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament (2003 - 2006).
In 2003 he was appointed chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
After resuming his seat in the Senate in 2007 he was appointed to committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Selection Committee,
Health and Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored bills on Tenure of Office, Surgeon-General of Nigeria and repeal and amendment of the Tobacco Control Act. He sponsored or co-sponsored motions including one to amend Senate rule 111 to bring it into conformity with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mamora was described as a master of parliamentary procedures.