Returning and only female lawmaker in the next Oyo Assembly, Honourable Wunmi Oladeji has decried the continued decline in female representation in politics, urging women to be keen on swimming through the political waters to hold political offices.
Oladeji stated this in Ibadan on Wednesday when she received her certificate of return from the National Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti states, Adedeji Soyebi at Premier Hotel, Ibadan.
Other members of the 9th 32-member state Assembly who received their certificates of return include Honourable Wumi Oladeji, Ogbomoso North constituency; Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, Ibarapa East; Adebayo Babajide, Ibadan North 2; Oyekunle Fola, Ibadan North 1; Fadeyi Abiodun, Ona Ara; Bamigboye Jacob, Oriire; Mobaje Rasak, Ido; and Adedibu Hakeem, Iwajowa.
Meanwhile, the National Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti states, Adedeji Soyebi adviced that it was high time traditional rulers, religious leaders, political leaders, community leaders and other stakeholders begin to work to improve the participation of eligible voters in the 2023 election.