The first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Jumoke Akindele on Saturday gave birth to her first baby at 54.
Akindele, a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, who represented Okitipupa constituency 1, led the House of Assembly between May, 2014 and March 2017.
The news of her childbearing at menopause age broken by her friends and political associates on social media triggered a flood of congratulations from several quarters.
Some of the posts on the Facebook page of one of her associates, Segun Odidi, states ‘ What God cannot doesn’t exist. First Female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly delivered a bouncing baby yesterday (Saturday).
“Her first fruit!! What a cheering news! i’m so happy for you big sis. Congratulations Rt. Hon Jumoke Akindele .”
