Richard Bamisile

Richard Olufemi Bamisile Listenⓘ (popularly known as BAFEM; born 27 September 1965) is a Nigerian politician and current member of the Federal House of Representatives for Ekiti South II Constituency.

[6] Bamisile attended Mayflower School, Ikenne between 1973 and 1978, and later Government College, Eric Moore, Lagos between 1978 and 1983 where he had his West African Senior School Certificate Examination ordinary level and proceeded to the Federal College of Arts and Sciences in Lagos in 1984 for his advance level certificate.

He later enrolled at the same Ekiti State University to earn his master's degree (MSc) and he is currently undergoing his Doctorate (PhD) in Public Sector Governance and Administration.

[10] He contested again for the membership of Ekiti State House of Assembly on April 14, 2007, which he won and eventually emerged the Speaker of the third parliament between 2007 and 2009.

[14][15] He left the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) in 2014 before the Gubernatorial Election to support the then Governor Kayode Fayemi and General Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Ambition prior to the 2015 poll which he won.