Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha
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Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha is a Nigeria
n senator who represents the People's Redemption Party
(PRP) in Ogun State
. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
Ramoni O Mustapha was elected to the National Senate for the Ogun East constituency in 2007 and was appointed to committees on Niger Delta, Interior Affairs, Commerce and Capital Markets.
His election was challenged, but in May 2008 the Election Petition Tribunal upheld his election.
In September 2007, Sen Olalekan Mustapha sponsored an Environmental Health Control Bill.
In December 2007, Senator Mustapha and five other members of the Senate Committee on the Interior Ministry made an official tour of Seme
, where they inspected the chaotic conditions of the Nigerian posts at the Benin Republic border.
In May 2008, Senate President David Mark
named members of the committee to review the 1999 constitution, to be headed by Senator Ike Ekweremadu
. Olalekan Mustapha was one of the members chosen to represent the southwest zone.
In an August 2008 report the Senate Committee on Interior, chaired by Olalekan Mustapha, reported that prisons across the country were in poor repair and no longer fit for human habitation. In addition, the prisons were severely overcrowded. The report urgued funding for improvements.
In February 2009, Olalekan Mustapha visited London, England to discuss terms for repatriation of over 800 Nigerian prisoners.
, with roughly the same boundaries as the old Ijebu
kingdom.
Governor Gbenga Daniel
of Ogun state supports the change, but is in dispute with the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, about where the capital should be located.
Lekan Mustapha also actively supports the creation of the state.
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...
n senator who represents the People's Redemption Party
People's Redemption Party
The People's Redemption Party was a political party in Nigeria. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well...
(PRP) in Ogun State
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
Background
Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha was born in 25 February, 1960. He has a National Diploma in Public Health from the Ogun State College of Health Technology. Prior to election to the senate, he was Chairman of the Ogun State Task Force on Building Projects. He was Chairman of the Ijebu North Local Government, Ijebu-Igbo (1996–1997), and was elected as a member of the House of Representatives (2003–2007) for the Ijebu North/East/Ogun Waterside consituency.Senate career
His election was challenged, but in May 2008 the Election Petition Tribunal upheld his election.
In September 2007, Sen Olalekan Mustapha sponsored an Environmental Health Control Bill.
In December 2007, Senator Mustapha and five other members of the Senate Committee on the Interior Ministry made an official tour of Seme
Seme Border
Seme Border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin, ten minutes drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou. Seme is a part of Badagry Division of Lagos State....
, where they inspected the chaotic conditions of the Nigerian posts at the Benin Republic border.
In May 2008, Senate President David Mark
David Mark
David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark is the President of the Senate of Nigeria and Senator for the Benue South constituency of Benue State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party ....
named members of the committee to review the 1999 constitution, to be headed by Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Ike Ekweremadu
Ike Ekweremadu is a Nigerian lawyer from Enugu State and a member of the People's Democratic Party who has been a senator since May 2003 and is now Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.-Early life:...
. Olalekan Mustapha was one of the members chosen to represent the southwest zone.
In an August 2008 report the Senate Committee on Interior, chaired by Olalekan Mustapha, reported that prisons across the country were in poor repair and no longer fit for human habitation. In addition, the prisons were severely overcrowded. The report urgued funding for improvements.
In February 2009, Olalekan Mustapha visited London, England to discuss terms for repatriation of over 800 Nigerian prisoners.
Ijebu State
There has been a move to carve a new state - Ijebu - out of Ogun StateOgun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
, with roughly the same boundaries as the old Ijebu
Ijebu
Ijebu was a Yoruba kingdom in pre-colonial Nigeria. It formed around the fifteenth century. According to legend, its ruling dynasty was founded by Obanta of Ile-Ife...
kingdom.
Governor Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel is a Nigerian politician,and Governor of Ogun State of Nigeria since 29 May 2003. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party and the owner of the Nigerian Compass, a daily newspaper.-Background:...
of Ogun state supports the change, but is in dispute with the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, about where the capital should be located.
Lekan Mustapha also actively supports the creation of the state.