HALLELUJAH!!!! Weather in complete blissful faith or from broken desperation, all ways and goals to praise the lord mean the same and are all equal, no matter the circumstance. (Rtrd. Gen. M. Buhari turns 72) Buhari Picks Prof Yemi Osibanjo As Running Mate News reaching us now confirmed that PROF YEMI OSIBANJO has emerged Buharis Running Mate. PROF YEMI OSIBANJO, was the former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State under former Governor Bola Tinubu. He also pastors at Olive Tree House of Prayer for All Nations, Banana Island, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and lives in Lagos with his wife and three children. Today, Dec 17, 2014, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has announced Professor Yemi Osinbanjo as his running mate in 2015 presidential election scheduled for February 14, 2015. Recall that we had reported last Monday that Professor Yemi Osinbanjo would eventually emerge as the APC vice presidential candidate. His Biography details: Professor Yemi Osinbanjo recently rated high in the political equation of the All Peoples Congress Party (APC), and he has been considered a running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari. However, for those wishing to learn and know more about the man, here is a rich profile to educate your mind. Professor Osinbanjo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Senior Partner in the Law firm of Simmons Cooper Partners. Yemi Osibannjo is a professor of law and was the head of department of Public Law at the University of Lagos (1997-1999). 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. Previously served as the Special Adviser to the Attorney General of Nigeria (1988-1992), he later became the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State in 1999 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. He is also the Ethics Adviser to the Advisory Board of the African Development Bank and is a non-executive Director of Citibank. He has served in various roles within the United Nations, United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, the United Nations African Institute for Crime Prevention, the International Criminal court for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, the department of Peacekeeping operations and the United Nations Peace Operations in Somalia. Prof. Osibanjo is Co-founder & 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. Professor Osibanjo has authored, co- authored and edited several books and publications including “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”. He also pastors at Olive Tree House of Prayer for All Nations, Banana Island, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and lives in Lagos with his wife and three children
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