The Concerned Odigbo Local Government Youths in Politics presented a citation of honour to former Nigerian federal lawmaker Hon Mayowa Samuel Akinfolarin at 9:27 a.m. WAT on Monday, July 13, 2026, recognizing his legislative career.
Peak Newspaper reports that the Concerned Odigbo Local Government Youths in Politics issued the formal recognition outlining his political and educational background.
The group said Akinfolarin served in Nigeria’s Ondo State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011, where he held the position of Deputy Speaker. He subsequently represented the Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency in the country’s Federal House of Representatives between 2015 and 2023. During his tenure in the federal legislature, he chaired the House Committee on the Federal Road Safety Corps.
The citation listed his sponsorship of several national and regional bills, including the NYSC Trust Fund Bill, the National Cocoa Board Establishment Bill, the Bitumen Development Commission Bill, and the Federal Polytechnic Campus Bill for Ile-Oluji. The youth group said, “His life and career stand as a testament to purposeful leadership, integrity, and selfless service to humanity.”
Akinfolarin was born in the early 1960s in Odigbo, Ondo State. He completed his early education at Our Saviour Primary School and Isero Grammar School before attending the College of Advanced Studies, Zaria, and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University in 1990.
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The Youth organization has presented a formal citation of honour to former Nigerian federal lawmaker Mayowa Samuel Akinfolarin.
