(1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67) Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Political party
All Progressives Congress
Spouse
Oludolapo Soyode
(m. 1989)
Relations
Obafemi Awolowo (grandfather-in-Law)
Hannah Awolowo (grandmother-in-Law)
Children
3
Residence(s)
Lagos, Nigeria
Education
University of Lagos (LLB)
Nigerian Law School
London School of Economics (LLM)
Occupation
Politician
lawyer
professor
pastor
Awards
List of honors and awards
Website
yemiosinbajo.ng
Oluyemi Oluleke OsinbajoGCON (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as the 14th vice president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.[1] A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he previously served as Attorney General of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and holds the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Born in Lagos in 1957, Osinbajo is a graduate of the University of Lagos and London School of Economics. Shortly thereafter, he started teaching at the University of Lagos while practicing law privately until 1999. That year, Osinbajo was appointed Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the cabinet of Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu. After serving during both of Tinubu's four-year terms, Osinbajo left government in 2007 and returned to his private practice and lecturing along with his divine call of being a Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God.[2]
Prior to the 2015 presidential election, Osinbajo was chosen as the running mate to APC nominee Muhammadu Buhari. Their ticket went on to defeat the then-incumbent duo of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo. Four years later, the ticket was re-elected over the Peoples Democratic Party's Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Osinbajo's tenure has been marked by his rising profile, especially when he took power as acting president while Buhari was on a medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Actions taken during his brief stints as the leader of the nation were decisive but contrasted with Buhari's style and were controversial among Buhari's inner circle, who frowned at it, one major decision was when in an executive order he directed all International Oil Companies operating in the Niger-Delta region to relocate their headquarters to their states of operation to mitigate tension in host communities.[3][4]
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elections. Thus, Osinbajo became the Vice President-elect of Nigeria. They were both sworn in on 29 May 2015. On 17 August 2017 VP YemiOsinbajo described hate...
second lady of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, as the wife of Vice President YemiOsinbajo. Oludolapo Soyode was born on 16 July 1967 and grew up in Ikenne, Ogun...
second and final four-year term of Muhammadu Buhari as president and YemiOsinbajo as vice president. It was the 8th presidential inauguration in Nigeria...
newspaper editor Sam Nda-Isaiah. On 17 December, APC chose Professor YemiOsinbajo as the running mate of General M. Buhari. As of February 2015, "Though...
Premium Times. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Anuku, Williams (25 May 2023). "Osinbajo takes Shettima on tour of VP wings ahead of inauguration". Daily Post Nigeria...
till 14th September 2018; he was appointed by Acting President, Prof. YemiOsinbajo. He was born in October 1960 in Ekeremor in Bayelsa State, southern...
former Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu defeating Rotimi Amaechi, YemiOsinbajo, and eleven other candidates. However, the party ticket became immensely...
given by the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, YemiOsinbajo, on behalf of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, Nwosu was mentioned...
as a lawyer at a law firm owned by former Vice President of Nigeria, YemiOsinbajo. He served as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman (2016–2018)...
was the spokesperson of the vice president of Nigeria 2015-'23, Prof. YemiOsinbajo, SAN. Before he was named Vice Presidential Spokesperson, Akande was...
presidential candidate, but they lost to Muhammadu Buhari and vice president YemiOsinbajo. In 2022, Obi ran for president along Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, initially...
husband in Ikenne on 25 November 2015. The Vice President of Nigeria, YemiOsinbajo, is married to her granddaughter, Dolapo Soyode. Oyetimi, Kehinde (23...
actress Felix Orji, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of All Nations. YemiOsinbajo, former vice-president, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Helen Ovbiagele...
Kayode Fayemi—Governor of Ekiti State, Ahmad Lawan—Senate President, YemiOsinbajo—Vice President, former science minister Ogbonnaya Onu, and Bola Tinubu—former...
(NCP), which is chaired by the former Vice President of Nigeria Prof. YemiOsinbajo, handed over full ownership of Transcorp Hotels to the Chairman after...
Incumbent Assumed office 29 May 2023 President Bola Tinubu Preceded by YemiOsinbajo Senator for Borno Central In office 11 June 2019 – 29 May 2023 Preceded...
from Nigerian community in New York, former vice president of Nigeria YemiOsinbajo, along with Kashim Shettima, including appearances by Afrobeats stars...
convention vote of the ruling APC, scoring 1,271, to defeat Vice President YemiOsinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi who scored 235 and 316 respectively. On 1 March 2023...
Winners". Groove Awards. Retrieved 26 September 2017. Tolu (1 May 2017). "YemiOsinbajo, Poju Oyemade, Chioma Jesus and more – See list of 100 Most Influential...
start of the first four-year term of Muhammadu Buhari as president and YemiOsinbajo as vice president. It was the 7th presidential inauguration in Nigeria...
Uhuru Kenyatta, President Niger Mahamadou Issoufou, President Nigeria YemiOsinbajo, Acting President Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi, President African Union...
Wole Soyinka (b. 1934), 1986 The Nobel Prize for Literature laureate YemiOsinbajo (b. 1957), politician, lawyer Olumo Rock Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential...
expressway that links to various parts of the market. Vice President YemiOsinbajo once visited the market to empower traders. He was accompanied by the...
Godfrey, Ice Prince. The Former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor YemiOsinbajo also called to cheer Hilda up during the cook-a-thon. Hilda received...
education at the Mayhill Convent School alongside Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Vice President YemiOsinbajo, all in the custody of Prof and Mrs Oyediran. From there...
Malawi[citation needed] Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique YemiOsinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria Sarafa Tunji Ishola, Nigerian High Commissioner...
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