Hmmmmm finally after a long deliberations and political suspense surrounding the atmosphere
of who will emerge as the Vice President of All Progressive Congress (APC), the
silence was broken today with the nomination of Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who
beats other potential candidates that reportedly included Governor of Rivers
State, Rotimi Amaechi, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Governor Fashola
of Lagos State among other so many other speculation. In this report, Vanguard
presents you the profile of APC’s vice presidential candidate.
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Senior Partner in
the Law firm of Simmons Cooper Partners. His tertiary education was at the University of Lagos and the London School of Economics
and Political Science obtaining the LLB and LLM degrees respectively.
He was appointed Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice
in 1999 and reappointed for a second term in 2003. During the period of his
public service, he commenced the Lagos
State justice reform
project. A prominent feature of that project was the establishment of the
Directorate for Citizens’ Rights (DCR) which provides free legal services and
legal representation to indigent citizens of the state. This initiative gave a
voice to many who would otherwise not have a way to access their rights.
Prior to that appointment, Osinbajo, a Professor of Law, was the Head of
Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University
of Lagos. Between 1988
and 1992, he was the Special Adviser to the Attorney-General and Minister of
Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He also served as a staff member of
the United Nations and Member of the United Nation’s Secretary General’s
Committee of Experts on Conduct and Discipline of UN Peacekeeping personnel
around the globe.
He is currently an Ethics Advisor to the Ethics Committee of the African
Development Bank and is a non-executive Director of Citibank. Prof. Osinbajo is
Co-founder & Board Member Convention on Business Integrity and the Justice
Research Institute Ltd. He has also authored several law books. 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.
A devoted christian, professional per excellence and also an economic
analyst.He has helped analyse financial issues DayStar Christian
Center and “The Platform”
and has a huge wealth of experience. He also pastors at Olive Tree House of
Prayer for All Nations, Banana Island, a parish of the RCCG and lives in Lagos with his
wife,Dolapo Osinbajo who is a grandchild of Obafemi Awolowo and three children.
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