Kayode Ajulo

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Olukayode Ajulo
Born
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Jos, Nigeria
OccupationLawyer, unionist, lecturer, orator, writer, politician and civil rights activist
Principal Partner of Kayode Ajulo & Co. Castle of Law
National Secretary, Labour Party (Nigeria) October 2014 - December 2015
Chairman, Board of Ondo State RadioVision Corporation
Websitewww.castleoflaw.com

Olukayode "Kayode" Ajulo is a Nigerian lawyer and politician, civil rights activist and the Mayegun Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland.

Early life[]

Ajulo holds bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Jos, Nigeria, received in 1999. In 2001, after graduating from the Nigerian Law school Abuja in 2000, he was called to the Nigerian Bar. He obtained a Master of Laws degree in 2006 from the University of Jos.[1][2]

He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State and Egalitarian Basic Studies Institute, Kumasi, Ghana. In 2013, he was appointed as the chairman of the Board of Ondo State Radiovision Corporation by the Governor of Ondo State.[3]

Public service[]

He was a Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for the FCT senate seat held on 9 April 2011.[4][5] On 7 April 2011, it was reported that Ajulo had been abducted by armed men.[6][7] This caused the Abuja workers led by the Nigeria Labour Congress to boycott the election. In a statement by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Abuja council, all workers and affiliates across the territory were directed to boycott the National Assembly election 16 hours before the election across the country over the abduction of Kayode Ajulo.[8]

Before the 2015 Nigeria general elections, Ajulo was National Secretary of the Labour party Nigeria, from 2014 – 2015.[9][10] and in 2019 was confirmed as the Mayegun Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland by the Iba Gani Adams[11][12][13]

In 2020, Ajulo was appointed as member for the Edo State Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee in 2020.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kayode Ajulo". SING Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. ^ "Olukayode Abraham AJULO | Middlesex University London". www.mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ^ "Kayode Ajulo stays true to his dreams". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ "Labour Party National Secretary, Kayode Ajulo resigns". dailypost.ng.
  5. ^ "Political parties disagree over de-registration by INEC". Vanguard News. 19 August 2011.
  6. ^ Ibadan Journal of Peace and Development. Peace and Conflict Studies Programme, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. February 2012.
  7. ^ "Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap LP FCT Senatorial Candidate". \Daily Independent (Lagos). April 7, 2011.
  8. ^ King, Akinwunmi (2011-04-07). "Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap LP FCT Senatorial Candidate". All Africa. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  9. ^ "Kayode Ajulo – Channels Television". Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  10. ^ "Initiate legal action against South Africa, Ajulo charges AGF". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  11. ^ "When city lawyer, Kayode Ajulo threw bash for his team". The Sun Nigeria. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  12. ^ "Kayode Ajulo is New Mayegun of Yorubaland". TheBoss Newspaper. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  13. ^ editor (2020-06-21). "Kayode Ajulo, Remains Undistracted". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-07-11.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "APC Appoint Kayode Ajulo Others into Edo Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee". DAILY SUNSHINE NEWS. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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