Yemi Akinseye George

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Yemi Akinseye George
Born1963
Ondo, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
OccupationLegal Practitioner, Academic administrator
EmployerUniversity of Ibadan (1989-1997)

Adekunle Ajasin University (2004-2010) (2010-2018-)

(1986-Date)[1]
Known forPresident, Center for Socio-Legal Studies, Abuja; Legal Consultant ; Principal Partner: Yemi Akinseye-George SAN & Partners; Corporate, Constitutional, Criminal Commercial Law practice.[2]

Yemi Akinseye George, SAN (born 1963) is a Nigerian professor of public law and president of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies.[3][4] He is the Principal Partner of Yemi Akinseye-George & Partners, a firm which provides qualitative Legal and Consultancy services to Individuals, Corporate Bodies and Governments within and outside Nigeria.[5] Prof.Yemi Akinseye-George(SAN)and Partners is at the fore of Constitutional, Criminal, Corporate, Commercial, Banking and Financial Legal Practice.[6][7]

Early life[]

George was born on 1963 in Ondo State, Nigeria.[8] He obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) in 1985 and a Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1986.[9] After he completed his National Youth Service Corps in 1986, he proceeded to the University of Lagos where he obtained a master's degree in public law.[10]

Career[]

In 1989, he joined the University of Ibadan, where he became a senior lecturer.[11][12] After eight years of academic service at the University of Ibadan, he received a fellowship at the Davis Centre at Princeton University. He conducted research on corruption and constitutionalism in Africa at Princeton (1997-1998).[13] In 2003, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While serving in this capacity, he was appointed as a professor of public law at Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State on December 2004. He served as dean of the faculty of law at the university.[14] In July 2012, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, alongside Femi Falana and 22 others.[15][16] He has, since his call to bar actively combined scholarship with Legal practice.

Membership[]

He is a member of the following professional bodies:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Court orders banks to remit $793m TSA funds". 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Court orders banks to remit $793m TSA funds". 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Impeachment: Open letter to State Chief Judges". Vanguard News. 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Gadzama, Kalu express worry over non-implementation of Oronsaye report". newtelegraphonline.com.
  5. ^ http://www.censolegs.org
  6. ^ "Court orders banks to remit $793m TSA funds". 21 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Osinbajo urges Nigerian to fight corruption". 30 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Falana, EFCC lawyer, 22 others appointed SAN". ekiti.com.
  9. ^ "National Mirror". nationalmirroronline.net. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Robert, Dana L. (2 January 2008). Converting Colonialism. ISBN 978-0-8028-1763-1.
  11. ^ aliyu. "EFCC, ICPC are operating from disadvantaged position — Prof Akinseye George". Sunday Trust online.
  12. ^ Adeola Adeyemo (13 July 2012). "Straight From the Headlines! What Everyone was Talking About this Week". BellaNaija.
  13. ^ Transparencyng. "What Jonathan should do to tackle corruption – Prof Akinseye-George". Transparency Nigeria.
  14. ^ "Appraising the role of the legal profession in creating an ideal democratic society". Sahara Reporters. 21 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Supreme Court elevates Femi Falana, Jacobs, 23 others to SAN". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
  16. ^ "Falana, 25 others appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN". thenigerianvoice.com.
  17. ^ User, Super. "Board of Directors". www.nulai.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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