platform of the PDP from 2003 – 2007. In 2007, he was re-endorsed to represent the good people of Ondo South for a second term from 2007 to 2011. In the PDP primaries before the 2007 elections it was alleged that Chief Olusola oke won. However Ehinlanwo claimed that the primaries were massively rigged with the support and connivance of the then Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu and the selection process became the subject of litigation. Ehinlanwo's name was placed on the ballots. Oke protested but an Abuja High Court refused the protest and upheld Ehinlanwo as the elected PDP candidate. After the election, Oke again appealed and this time was upheld in court, and the question was taken to the Supreme Court for final judgement. The supreme court upheld Ehinlanwo as the duly elected candidate and the supreme court judgement has become a landmark case in the interpretation of the Nigerian electoral act as it pertains to "Substitution of candidates". Senate career in the senate, he was chairman of a number of committees – Chairman of Population and National Identity Card Committee as well as the Chairman of the Navy Committee. He was also a member of the Ethics Committee, Army, Petroleum – Upstream and Downstream—and Constitutional Reform Committee. Distinguished Senator Hosea Oladapo Ehinlanwo has had an inspiring and unblemished career both as a professional and public servant of repute. References Living people 1938 births People from Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Yoruba politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians