Senator Babajide Omoworare, who was last week appointed Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Senate) has since resumed work. Omoworare replaced Sen. Ita Enang, who held the position in the last four years.
In a statement signed by Omoworare, he said the news of his appointment has been communicated to him. ”Mr. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has just announced my appointment as an Aide to Mr. President for the National Assembly (Senate). I am grateful to God Almighty and to President Mohammadu Buhari for the opportunity to serve his government as his primary liaison with the Senate
“I gladly accept this rare and coveted privilege to advance the administration’s legislative agenda, promote its policy priorities in the Senate and foster Mr. President’s constitutional responsibilities in the National Assembly
“As I resume the helms of President Buhari’s Legislative Office team, I am aware of the importance of ensuring a more productive working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. I have spent the past two decades working passionately as a parliamentarian, policy strategist, legislative strengthening advocate and lobbyist,”he said
He continued:“Therefore, it is my sincere, but humble hope that that my knowledge, expertise and network of contacts in the National Assembly will be positive and outstanding resources to my new Office, this adminstration and the Nigerian nation. In pursuit of building further blocks in the Executive/Legislature relationship, I shall lead a team that will rely on the robust experience of the National Assembly leadership as well as the cooperation and cohesion of all the Distinguished Senators and our Honourable Representatives.
“I also look forward to a mutually satisfying relationship between the National Assembly on one part and Ministries, Departments and Agencies on the other part, as we toil towards accomplishing unparalleled achievements for the Federal Government, as well as guaranteeing good governance for the People of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Omoworare stated.
His profile …
Mr Babajide Christopher Omoworare was elected Senator for Osun East Constituency of Osun State, Nigeria in April 2011. He ran on the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform. He was re-elected into the Senate on March 28, 2015 on All Progressive Congress (APC) platform.
Born on October 31, 1968, he hails from Ile-Ife, Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. His father was tutor while his maternal gradfather, was the late Ooni of Ife Sir Adesoji Aderemi, who was also a former Governor of Western Region in the first republic.
Omoworare attended Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B.) Hons in 1989. He went on to the Nigeria Law School Lagos where he obtained his Barrister at Law (BL) certificate and was called to the Nigeria Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1990. He also obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Lagos, Akoka.
He started work with the Lagos Law firm of Babalakin & Co. in 1991. He became a notary public and left Babalakin and Co. in 1998 to start his own law firm Omoworare & Co. before joining politics.
Sen Omoworare successfully ran for election for the Ifako-Ijaiye constituency for Lagos State House of Assembly in January 1999, running on the Alliance for Democracy platform. He was re-elected in 2003 and became Majority Leader and chairman of the Business Rules and Standing Orders Committee. In the April 2007 national elections, he was the Action Congress candidate for Osun East Senatorial seat. The election was marred by electoral malpractices and violence, and was nullified in October 2009 by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan. Omoworare and Action Congress in Osun State abstained from the rerun election of December 23, 2009.
In the April 2011 elections for the Osun East Senatorial seat, Omoworare polled 119,852 votes, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform, ahead of Senator Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who received 51,315 votes.
He was Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs (with oversight functions on some agencies under the presidency).
He was also a member of the following Senate Committees: Rules and Business, Judiciary, Petroleum (Upstream), Health and Sports. His cardinal focus included constitutional reforms (including Judiciary, Police, and Prisons) and youth empowerment.
As a Senator, Omoworare has sponsored five bills, which included the “Prison Decongestion Bill”, which is now waiting for presidential assent and co-sponsored many other bills and motions. He renovated schools and town halls, gave scholarship, sponsored job clinics, gave UTME and NECO forms to indigent students, organised free summer schools for students, free Family Health Fairs, initiated co-ordination of trade associations into cooperative societies, gave economic and financial empowerment to his constituents.
He also sponsored 25 youths in his constituency on leadership and exchange programme to the United States, sponsored young Entrepreneurs on United KingdomTI programme to Sheffield, etc. He led other federal legislators from his constituency to construct the multi-million naira Ipetu-Ijesa Waterworks, among several others.
In his effort to reach out to his constituents, he initiated monthly constituency meetings from one local government to the other within the Senatorial District fom time to time. He also issued AFARA, a Constituency Bulletin. In recognition of his qualitative representation at the Senate and his impactful political participation in the country, he was conferred with a National Honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Senator Omoworare is married with children. He is a member, patron, and proprietor of numerous church societies, sports clubs, charity organisations and Community Development Associations. He is also a Non-Executive Director of some profit and non-profit interests. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association and International Bar Association (IBA).
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