Akinyemi emerges as Miss Oyo

Miss Foyeke Akinyemi from Iseyin Local
Government of Oyo State has emerged
the new Miss Oyo for 2015, the News
Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports.
Akinyemi, 22, emerged winner in a
beauty contest with 13 others selected
across the 14 federal constituencies in
the state held at the Premier Hotel in
Ibadan on Sunday evening.
Speaking at the event, Gov. Abiola
Ajimobi of the state said that the contest
was to encourage the youth, saying the
state would produce Miss Nigeria in
future.
Represented by Mr Michael Adeyemo,
the Speaker, Oyo State House of
Assembly, the governor commended the
organisers of the contest, urging them
not to relent in promoting such events.
Similarly, some members of the House of
Representatives from the state, who
attended the occasion, described the
occasion as “wonderful’’.
Representatives like Sunday Adepoju
(APC-Ibarapa East/Ido), Abiodun
Awoloye (APC-Ibadan North), Saheed
Fijabi(APC-IbadanSouth West/
NorthWest), Temitope Olatoye(APC-
Akinyele/Lagelu) and Gbenga Ojoawo
(APC-Ibarapa Central/North were at the
occasion.
Adepoju, who appreciated the
organisers, said that the state could
produce a Miss World from the event,
urging participants not to shy away from
whatever they had passion for.
NAN reports that all the members of the
House of Representatives at the
programme were honoured for their
responsiveness to their immediate
communities.
Responding on behalf of other
lawmakers at the occasion, Olatoye said
that their group — Club 14 — would
hand over a brand new car as the star
prize to the new Miss Oyo.
NAN also reports that the event was
attended by Mrs Angela Folarin, wife of
a former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin
and assemblyman Segun Olaleye, among
others