Bunmi Adelugba
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
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| name = Bunmi Adelugba
| honorific_prefix = Right Honourable
| office = Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly
| term_start = 21 November 2022
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| deputy = Hakeem Jamiu
| predecessor = Gboyega Aribisogan
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| office1 = Member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly
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| constituency1 = Emure Constituency
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| nationality = Nigerian
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Bunmi Adelugba is a Nigerian politician and a lawmaker representing Emure Constituency at the Ekiti State House of Assembly. She is the current speaker and the first female to lead the parliament.{{Cite web |last=Ani |first=Emmanuel |date=2022-11-21 |title=Ekiti Assembly surmount crisis to elect first female speaker |url=https://dailypost.ng/2022/11/21/ekiti-assembly-surmount-crisis-to-elect-first-female-speaker/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Ekiti Assembly crisis: Oyebanji receives new Speaker Adelugba |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/ekiti-assembly-crisis-oyebanji-receives-new-speaker-adelugba/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Ekiti Assembly Boils, Gets New Speaker, Impeaches Aribisogan – Independent Newspaper Nigeria |url=https://independent.ng/ekiti-assembly-boils-gets-new-speaker-impeaches-aribisogan/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=independent.ng}} She was elected on 21 November 2022 following the impeachment of Gboyega Aribisogan.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=CLOSE-UP: Olubunmi Adelugba, the ex-commissioner who is Ekiti's first female speaker |url=https://www.thecable.ng/close-up-olubunmi-adelugba-the-ex-commissioner-whos-ekitis-first-female-speaker |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ogbonnaiye |first=Daily Trust, Raphael |date=2022-11-21 |title=Ekiti assembly gets first female speaker |url=https://dailytrust.com/ekiti-assembly-gets-first-female-speaker-aribisogan-impeached/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Confusion as Ekiti Assembly elects another Speaker within six days |url=https://guardian.ng/news/confusion-as-ekiti-assembly-elects-another-speaker-within-six-days/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}
Biography
Adelugba has a master's degree in financial management. She has over twenty years experience in auditing, corporate advisory services and financial consultancy. She was a former special adviser of Ekiti State Government on revenue matters.{{Cite web |last=Ufuoma |first=Vincent |date=2022-11-21 |title=Profile: Meet Olubunmi Adelugba, Ekiti first female Speaker |url=https://www.icirnigeria.org/profile-meet-olubunmi-adelugba-ekiti-first-female-speaker/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The ICIR |language=en-GB}}
Awards and honours
She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) and a Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CPFA).
References
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Category:Ekiti State House of Assembly
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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