Profile of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari's Running Mate

Below is the fantastic CV of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,
GMB's running mate.

A devoted christian,
professional per excellence and by far an
economic analyst. I have listened to him on
several occasions at DayStar Christian Center and
the Platform analysing economic issues and
proferring practical solutions to them especially
the education sector and I can tell you he is a
man with wealth of experience.
Professor 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.
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 and three
children.
 






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