Ajibola Basiru

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Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (born 1 July 1972) was a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice[1] for Osun State in Nigeria. He also served as Commissioner in the Ministry of Regional Integration & Special Duties from August 2010 - November 2014.[2] He was once a Lecturer in Osun State University November, 2014 - May 2017.

Basiru, is the Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and was appointed the Chairman Senate Committee on Diaspora, Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Societies. He was later meritoriously appointed as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs (Senate Spokesperson).

Basiru is a member of the following Senate Committees:

  • Committee on Airforce[citation needed]
  • Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector[citation needed]
  • Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters[citation needed]
  • Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream)[citation needed]
  • Committee on States and Local Governments[citation needed]

Law career[]

Basiru was admitted into the University of Ilorin to study Arabic and Islamic Studies but was rusticated in his third year. He received an admission to study Law at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos for L.L.B. (Hons) Bachelor Of Laws from 1994-2000.[3]

He attended The Nigeria Law School, Bwari, Abuja, FCT. (2001-2002) and had a Second Class, Upper Division. From 2005-2006 he attended University of Lagos, LLM (Master Of Laws) Degree in Secured Credit Transactions; Planning & Compulsory Acquisition; Law of the Sea and Comparative Company Law. In 2016, Basiru also had his Ph.D in Property Law, Faculty of Law, at the University of Lagos.[4]

Political career[]

Basiru is representing Osun Central Senatorial District as a senator [5][6][7] under the platform of the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC). He was a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), and has been in the party through its metamorphosis to Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was a commissioner[1] during the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and also served in the first term as Honorable Commissioner of Regional Integration and Special Duties. Later, in the second term, he was appointed as the Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for the state.[1][8]

On 28 April 2020, Basiru was appointed as the  new chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Cabinet - The Official Website Of The State Of Osun". The Official Website Of The State Of Osun. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties - The Official Website Of The State Of Osun". The Official Website Of The State Of Osun. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "How my expulsion from UNILORIN changed my career -Osun Attorney-General Ajibola".
  4. ^ "Aregbesola, Prominent Nigerians to Honour Ajibola Basiru For His Doctorate Degree - CityMirrorNews". CityMirrorNews. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "APC's Basiru wins Osun central senatorial seat". The Nation Newspaper. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ "He was declared winner of Osun Central Senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)". Legit (Naij). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ siteadmin (16 April 2017). "Exclusive List Of New Commissioners And Special Advisers Governor Aregbesola Sent To Osun State House Of Assembly | Sahara Reporters". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ "The Official Website Of The State Of Osun". Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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