Rt. Hon. Momohjimoh Lawal was born on the 11th of February, 1968 at Okengwe, in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State into the family of the amiable Momoh Lawal.
He attended:
Local School Management Board 1 (LSMB) Okengwe from 1974 to 1980 where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate.
Lennon Memorial College, Ageva, where he started his secondary school education.
Community Secondary School (CSS) Ege, in Okene Local Government Area where he completed his secondary school education in 1987.
Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, where he obtained his National Diploma in Business Administration in 1997.
Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, where he studied Business Administration and bagged his Higher National Diploma in 2001.
HIS WORKING EXPERIENCE
Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal was employed into public service by the Kwara State Education Management Board in 1990. Upon the creation of Kogi State in 1991, his services were transferred from Kwara State to Kogi State specifically to the Kogi State Teaching Service Commission TSC, Lokoja.
He rose to the position of Senior Executive Officer(SEO) accounts where he served meritoriously and ended his service with the state government without any stain in 2011.
In 2011, Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal ventured into politics. He joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in order to have wider and more direct impact on his people, Okene II Constituency. The clarion call of his people to represent them at the Kogi State House of Assembly was so loud that he had to heed to the call. He won the 2011 election for Okene II State Constituency with a wide margin. His first four years in office was eventful, characterized with developmental drive driven by Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal.
All his motions were targeted at providing succor to the ordinary person on the street.
In 2015, the good people of Okene II state constituency once again gave Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal the solid mandate to represent them in the State House of Assembly. His dedication to work, his honesty nature and his kindness to humanity has brought total trust on his person, no wonder in 2013 he was elected as the Honourable Speaker of the State House of Assembly and in 2015, he was re-elected for the same post by other twenty four members of the Kogi State House of Assembly, his re-election was based on his past achievements as a speaker. Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawalin july 2016 resigned his position honourably as the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly after so much arm-twisting within and outside the legislative chamber. But one thing still remain, Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal is a good man who is difficult to be faulted, he served diligently as the speaker from 2013 to 2016 and he left the office without blemish and he resigned for peace to reign in the House of Assembly and Kogi State in general, which is a rare thing among Nigerian politicians.
Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh is happily married; the marriage has been blessed with responsible children.
AWARDS
Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal is a recipient of several awards within and outside Kogi State in recognition of his contributions to humanity especially from students, religious community, political associations and professional bodies. These awards have in more than one way encouraged him to work harder to uplift human society.
SOME OF THE MOTION MOVED BY RT. HON. MOMOH JIMOH LAWAL ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
Rt. Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal initiated and moved several motions on the floor of the Kogi State House of Assembly, such motions are:
Rehabilitations of boosters stations at Otite, Ochaja and Egbe on 29th June, 2011.
Assistance towards the rehabilitation of damaged educational infrastructure by rainstorm at Okengwe, Arigo, Ageva, Idoma and Upogoro on 13th July, 2011.
An appeal to the Kogi State Government to rehabilitate Okengwe, Udianeche, Inozi-Imoga roads on 11th October, 2012.
Call for the provision of transformers to Ageva, Otoyi Ozuja-Ohuda, Ozuja-Uvete and Upogoro-Uvete communities in Okene II State Constituency on 12th October, 2011.
Call on the Kogi State Government to address the menace of night killings in the Central Senatorial District of Kogi State on 17th January, 2012.
Call to upgrade the status of the School of Nursing, Obangede for the award of National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND), to meet the standards of the Nursing Council of Nigeria on 17th January, 2012.
Motion on checking the encroachment of the premises of Okene Township Stadium by undesirable elements on 14th March, 2012.
Curbing of unwarranted trespasses of Okpella community of Edo on Oguda Farm Centre in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State (co-sponsored) on 20th March, 2012.
Resuscitation of Ajaokuta Steel Company (Co-sponsored) on 13th October, 2012
An appeal for aids for the Igbo traders whose shops and property were destroyed by inferno at Ohumanaka Market, Idoma, Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area.