Sola Akinyede

Sola Steven Akinyede (born 24 February 1954) was elected Senator for the Ekiti South constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007 and served till May 2011. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Akinyede attended King's College Lagos, earned a Bachelor of Law degree, barrister at law and master's degree in law and became a legal practitioner. He was appointed pro-chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly (1998) and of the National Political Reform Conference (2005). After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to committees on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters, Federal Capital Territory and Drugs Narcotics Anti Corruption. In November 2009 Akinyede called for declaration of a state of emergency to tackle the problem of corruption in Nigeria.