partner in the Law firm of Simmons Cooper Partners since
2007
Born on March 8, 1957 in Lagos, Yemi Osinbajo’s tertiary
education was at the University of Lagos and the London
School of Economics where he obtained the LLB and LLM
degrees respectively.
He was appointed the 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 and 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 is a resident pastor at the Olive Tree House of Prayer for
All Nations, Banana Island, a parish of the RCCG.
He lives in Lagos with his wife,Dolapo Osinbajo, who is a
grandchild of Obafemi Awolowo with three children.
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