Announcements of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the running mate
of General Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming elections have been greeted with
surprise as several people are largely unaware about the man's background.
This is a
disambiguation post. Below are fifteen things you should know about the chosen
man:
11. He is a pastor at Olive Tree House of Prayer for
All Nations in Banana Island, which is a Redeemed Christian Church of God
Parish
22. Professor Osinbajo is the Ethics Adviser to the
Advisory Board of the African Development Bank
33.
He is also a director of Citibank
(non-executive)
44.
He has served in various capacities in the
United Nations.
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He is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
66.
He is Senior Partner in Simmons-Cooper Partners
law firm.
77.
He is also a professor of law, and was HOD of
Public Law at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) [1997-1999]
88.
Professor Osinajo has written and co-authored
(and edited) several books and publications.
99.
He obtained his LLB degree at the University of
Lagos and his LLM at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
110.
He served as the Special Adviser to the Attorney
General of Nigeria from 1988 to 1992.
111.
In 1999, he became the Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice of Lagos state. He was reappointed for a second term
in 2003.
112.
In this time, he began the Lagos State justice
reform project, which featured the establishment of the Directorate for
Citizen's Rights (DCR) (which gave free legal services and legal
representations to Lagos state's less-privileged.)
113.
He lives in Lagos with his wife and three
children.
114.
Some of his books and publications are: “The
Unification and Reform of the Nigerian Criminal Law and Procedure Codes” ; “Law
Development and Administration”; “The Annotated Civil Procedure rules of The
Superior Courts in Nigeria”; and “Cross Examination: A Trial Lawyer’s Most
Potent Weapon”.
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Professor Osinbajo is the co-founder and Board
Member Convention on Business Integrity and the Justice Research Institute Ltd.
In 2007, Prof. and his wife Oludolapo founded “The Orderly Society Trust”, a
non-governmental organization that is dedicated to the promotion of Christian
ethics and orderliness.Culled
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