Yemi Osinbajo

Yemi Osinbajo (2017)

Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo (born March 8, 1957 in Lagos , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian lawyer, legal scholar and partner in a law firm. In the course of the presidential election in Nigeria in 2015 he was elected Vice President of Nigeria.

Life

education

Yemi received his primary education at the Corona School. Between 1969 and 1975 he attended Igbobi College Yaba. There he received several awards: Winner of the State Merit Award in 1971; the School Prize for English Rhetoric, 1972; Adeoba Prize for English Rhetoric, 1972–1975; Elias Prize for Best Achievement in History (WASC), 1973; School Prize for Literature (HSC), 1975; African Statesman Intercollegiate Best Speaker's Prize, 1974. Between 1975 and 1978 he went to the University of Lagos , where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree. After obtaining his first university degree with the grade "Upper second class", he received the Graham Douglas Prize for Business Law. In 1979 he undertook a compulsory one-year course at the Nigerian Law School before being admitted to the Nigerian Supreme Court as a lawyer and attorney. In 1980 he went to the London School of Economics and Political Science where he received his Master of Laws .

academic career

During his time at the law school he did an internship in the office of the lawyer and politician Obafemi Awolowo . From late 1979 to 1980, he did his National Youth Service in the National Youth Service Corps for the Bendel Development and Planning Authority (BDPA) as a legal representative. In 1981 he began his academic work as a lecturer at the University of Lagos and held the position until 1988. From 1988 to 1991 he was appointed special advisor to the Attorney General of the Federal Republic and the Minister of Justice (legal advice and litigation) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bola Ajibola . He was an advisor to the state Attorney General until 1992 when he returned to teaching. He became Professor of Law in 1990 at the age of 33. He then founded a law firm (Osinbajo, Kukoyi & Adokpaye) as a partnership, while at the same time he worked as a law professor and head of the department of public law (1997-1999) at the University of Lagos. In 1999 he was appointed member and chairman of a think tank and transition working group that dealt with strategies to move from military rule to democratic government in Lagos state . Bola Tinubu had just been elected governor of the state. Because of his reform-oriented contributions to the judiciary, he was appointed to the cabinet after the government took office in May 1999.

He later returned to the service of the University of Lagos, where he became Professor of Public Law and Head of the Department of Public Law in 1997, a position he held for two years (1997-1999). After his tenure in 1999, he was immediately appointed as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos (State). Osinbajo held this position for 8 years, ending his term in 2007.

In June 2007 he became a Senior Partner at the law firm SimmonsCooper Partners. Yemi worked from 1997-1999 in the Committee of Experts on Behavior and Discipline of the UN Peacekeeping Forces of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (2006), evaluating the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (Justice Division UNOSOM II).

He is also the chairman of the Board of Trustees at Redeemer's University and an attorney for former President of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on lawsuits brought by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan , the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Political career

After founding the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013, Yemi was commissioned to draft a manifesto for the new party in a working group. This culminated in the presentation of the "Roadmap to a New Nigeria," a document set down by the APC as a public letter of intent should it be elected to power. The highlights of the roadmap include a free school feed, a conditional cash transfer of 25 million to the poorest Nigerians if they enroll their children in school and have their children vaccinated. There have also been a number of programs to improve economic opportunities for Nigeria's large proportion of young people.

On December 17, 2014, All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari named him his running mate and vice-presidential candidate in the 2015 general election.

On March 31, 2015, General Buhari was confirmed as the winner of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Osinbajo became the elected Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Both are signed on May 29, 2015.

Private life

Osinbajo is married to Oludolapo Osinbajo, a granddaughter of Obafemi Awolowo, and has three children. He is a Senior Pastor and Motivational Speaker at the Olive Tree House of Prayer for All Nations on Banana Island, a Pentecostal church in the Redeemed Christian Church of God .

He survived a crash on board a helicopter with his brother on February 2, 2019, this was in connection with an election campaign.

Publications

Chapter contributions in books

• The Common Law, The Evidence Act and The Interpretation of Section 5 (a) in Essays in Honor of Judge Elias (1986) (JA Omotola, ed) pgs. 165-18;
• Some Reforms in The Nigerian Law of Evidence Chapter in Law and Development (1986), (JA Omotola and AA Adeogun eds.) Pgs. 282-311;
• Rules of Evidence in Criminal Trials in the Nigerian Special Military Tribunals Chapter 2 in Essays on Nigerian Law, Vol ... 1, Pgs. 28-42. (JA Omotola ed),
• Some Public Law Considerations in Environmental Protection. Chapter in “Environmental Laws in Nigeria”, (JA Omotola ed.) 1990 pgs 128–149,
• Domestic and International Protection for Women: "Landmarks on the Journey so far" in Women and Children under Nigerian Law. (Awa U. Kalu & Yemi Osinbajo eds.) 1990. pgs. 231-241
• Some Problems of Proof of Bank Frauds and Other Financial Malpractices in Bank Frauds and Other Financial Malpractices in Nigeria (Awa Kalu ed.)
• FMJL Review Series, Modalities For The Implementation of The Transition Provisions in The New Constitution in Law Development and Administration (Yemi Osinbajo & Awa Kalu eds.) (1990).
• FMJL Review Series, Legal and Institutional Framework For The Eradication of Drug Trafficking in Nigeria - Narcotics: Laws and Policy in Nigeria (Awa Kalu & Yemi Osinbajo eds.) 1990
• Proof of Customary Law in non-Customary Courts, - Towards a Restatement of Nigerian Customary Laws, (Osinbajo & Awa Kalu eds.) 1991,
• External Debt Management: Case Study of Nigeria - International Finance and External Debt Management, UNDP / UNCTC, 1991,
• Judicial and Quasi-judicial Processing of Economic and organized Crimes: Experiences, Problems etc. Essays in Honor of Judge Bola Ajibola, (Prof. CO Okonkwo ed.) 1992,
• Human Rights, Economic Development and the Corruption Factor in Human Rights and the Rule of Law and Development in Africa (Paul T. Zeleza et al. Eds) 2004

Article published in legal journals

• Legitimacy and Illegitimacy under Nigerian Law Nig. J. Contemp. Law. (1984-87) pgs. 30-45
• Unraveling Evidence of Spouses in Nigeria, Legal Practitioners Review Vol. 1 No. 2 1987 pgs. 23-28
• Can States Legislate on Rules of Evidence? Nigerian Current Law Review 1985 pgs. 234-242
• Problems of Proof in Declaration of Title to Land, Journal of Private and Property Law Vol. 6 & 7, October 1986, pgs. 47-68
• Interpretation of Section 131 (a) of the Evidence Act. Journal of Private and Property Law Vol. 6 & 7 (1986), pgs. 118-122
• Review of Some Decrees of the Structural Adjustment Era (Part 1, 2, 3), (1989) 2 GRBPL No. 2 (Gravitas Review of Business and Property Law) pgs. 60-63, (1989) 2 GRBPL No. 3 (Gravitas Review of Business and Property Law) pgs. 51-55, (1989) 2 GRBPL No. 4 (Gravitas Review of Business and Property Law)
• Current Issues in Transnational Lending and Debt Restructuring Agreements part 1 and 2, Autonomy, Academic Freedom and the Laws Establishing Universities in Nigeria (1990) Jus. Vol. 1 No. 2, pgs. 53-64, Admissibility of Computer Generated Evidence. (1990) Jus. Vol. 1 No. 1 pgs. 9-12
• Allegations of Crime in Civil Proceedings, UI Law Review 1987;
• Roles, Duties and Liabilities of Collateral Participants and Professional Advisers in Unit Trust Schemes (1991) Jus. Vol. 1 No. 7 pgs. 71-83, Reform of the Criminal Law of Evidence in Nigeria (1991) Jus. 2 No. 4 pgs. 71-98
• Profit and Loss Sharing Banks - (1990) Jus. Vol. 2 No. 8, Juvenile Justice Administration in Nigeria.
• A review of the Beijing Rules. (1991) Jus. Vol. 2 No. 6. Pgs. 65-73
• Sovereign Immunity in International Commercial Arbitration - The Nigerian experience and emerging state practice- In African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 4 RADIC 1992, pages 1-25, Human Rights and Economic Development in The International Lawyer. 1994, vol. 28, no. 3 pgs. 727-742
• Legality in a Collapsed State: The Somalia Experience 45 ICLQ 1996, pgs. 910-924.

Books

• Nigerian Media Law, GRAVITAS Publishers 1991
• Cases and Materials on Nigerian Law of Evidence, Macmillan, 1996
• Integration of the African Continent Through Law ”(Edward Foakes Publishers, 1989, vol. 7, Federal Ministry of Justice Law Review Series)
• Towards A Better Administration of Justice System in Nigeria ”(Edward Foakes Publishers, 1989)
• FMJL Review Series, "Women and Children Under Nigerian Law"
• FMJL Review Series, The Unification and Reform of the Nigerian Criminal Law and Procedure Codes - (Malthouse Press), 1990
• Law Development and Administration (Malthouse Press), 1990
• Narcotics: Law and Policy in Nigeria, FMJL Review Series 1990
• Perspectives on Human Rights in Nigeria FMJL Review Series 1991
• Perspectives on Corruption in Nigeria, FMJL Review Series 1992
• Democracy and the Law, FMJL Review Series, 1991
• The Citizens Report Card on Local Governments (with Omayeli Omatsola 1998)
• Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - A training Agenda for Nigeria (with Bankole Olubamise and Yinka Balogun, 1998) Legal Research and Resource Development Center
• Annotated Rules of the Superior Courts of Nigeria (with Ade Ipaye) Lexis-Nexis Butterworths 2004
• Cross Examination: A Trial Lawyer's Most Potent Weapon (with Fola-Arthur Worrey) Lexis-Nexis Butterworths 2006

Individual evidence

1. ^ Democracy Day: Kudos, knocks for Nigeria's judiciary - DailyPost Nigeria . In: DailyPost Nigeria .
2. ↑ Biography . 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 29, 2015. 
3. ↑ The man Osinbajo , Vanguard. March 31, 2015. 
4. ↑ Professor Yemi Osinbajo's Profile , The Vanguard. Retrieved February 4, 2015. 
5. ↑ Governance .
6. ↑ Aliyu: Kalu, SAN: An estimated diamond at 60 . Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2015. 
7. ↑ Governance . In: integrity nigeria .
8. ↑ Aliyu: Kalu, SAN: A cherished diamond At 60 . In: Weekly Trust . Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2015. 
9. ↑ Court gives police time to reply Sanusi's suit . In: The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ NGF crisis: Drama as lawyers 'fight' over Jang in court - Vanguard News . In: Vanguard News .
11. ↑ APC looks to house of prayers pastor Yemi Osinbajo as running mate , Sun News. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 5, 2015.  
12. ^ Our Correspondent: New Telegraph - Strike out Sanusi's suit, AGF urges court . In: newtelegraphonline.com . Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ Rights Enforcement: Court Adjourns Sanusi's Suit To March 21 - Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers . In: Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers . Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2015. 
14. ^ APC unveils Manifesto, Code of Ethics - Premium Times Nigeria . Premiumtimesng.com. March 6, 2014. Accessed April 1, 2015.
15. ↑ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/meet-buharis-running-mate-prof-yemi-osibajo/
16. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ APC is govt in waiting - Tinubu . In: The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper . Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ NewsPunch: APC VP Ticket: Tinubu shuns Fashola, Amaechi, others; favors Osinbajo . In: newspunch.org . Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2015. 
19. ↑ Prof Yemi Osibanjo . Retrieved February 4, 2014.
20. ↑ El-Rufai to speak at CIAPS inaugural program for graduates . In: Vanguard News .

Web links

• Profile at WhosWhoLegal