Ojo hails from Ife-Ijumu, Kogi State,[3] in central Nigeria. He had his primary school education in Maiduguri and Kaduna and his post-primary education at Zaria in Kaduna State. He worked briefly as a civil servant in Ilorin, Kwara State, before he proceeded to the University of Lagos (in Lagos) where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law in June 1977. He is married to Hon. Justice Folashade Bayo-Ojo, and they have two children, Babatomiwa and Olubusola. He has two brothers, Daniel Oluwasegun Ojo and Victor Olanrewaju Ojo.
CareerEdit
Ojo was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1978. He had his first solo court appearance as defence counsel in a rape case before Hon. Justice Anthony Iguh of the High Court of Justice, Enugu, in 1978. The case was a legal aid brief and Ojo lost it because of the overwhelming evidence against his client. He was then a member of the National Youth Service Corps.
He worked at the Ministry of Justice, Kwara State, as a state counsel for four years. During this period, he obtained a certificate in Legal Drafting from Royal Institute of Public Administration, London in September, 1981. Thereafter, he proceeded to the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, to obtain LLM in September 1982. In March 1983, he opted out of government service to join the firm of Oniyangi & Co as head of chambers. In 1986, he founded the law firm of Bayo Ojo & Co.
During his term as Attorney-General, he regularly appeared in court personally to argue cases on behalf of the government. Previous attorneys-general had mostly preferred to engage lawyers in private practice to appear for the government. He was noted for his brilliant efforts in decongesting Nigerian prisons by engaging lawyers in private practice to defend various individuals who were being held by the state without trial. He also had a limited measure of success in advocating for an improvement in the welfare of younger lawyers.
Oyekunle Tinuade, and Ojo Bayo Handbook of Arbitration and ADR Practice in Nigeria LexisNexis: 2018 ISBN978-0-639-00355-9[5]
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^Ojakaminor, Efeturi (2007). Aso Rock and the arrogance of power. Ambassador Publications. p. 272. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
^"Group backs Bayo Ojo for minister". Vanguard News. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
^Tucker, Andrew (2009-01-02). Queer visibilities: space, identity and interaction in Cape Town. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 206–. ISBN978-1-4051-8302-4. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo 1999-2003
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bayo, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, page, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Bayo Ojo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Christopher Adebayo Ojo SAN is a former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1 2 As such he is also a past head of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice He is a legal practitioner and is licensed to practise in Nigeria England and Wales He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria Christoper Adebayo OjoFederal Minister of JusticeIn office June 2005 May 2007Preceded byAkin OlujinmiSucceeded byMichael AondoakaaPersonal detailsPolitical partyPeople s Democratic Party Nigeria SpouseFolashadeProfessionLawyer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesEarly life and education EditOjo hails from Ife Ijumu Kogi State 3 in central Nigeria He had his primary school education in Maiduguri and Kaduna and his post primary education at Zaria in Kaduna State He worked briefly as a civil servant in Ilorin Kwara State before he proceeded to the University of Lagos in Lagos where he obtained a bachelor s degree in Law in June 1977 He is married to Hon Justice Folashade Bayo Ojo and they have two children Babatomiwa and Olubusola He has two brothers Daniel Oluwasegun Ojo and Victor Olanrewaju Ojo Career EditOjo was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1978 He had his first solo court appearance as defence counsel in a rape case before Hon Justice Anthony Iguh of the High Court of Justice Enugu in 1978 The case was a legal aid brief and Ojo lost it because of the overwhelming evidence against his client He was then a member of the National Youth Service Corps He worked at the Ministry of Justice Kwara State as a state counsel for four years During this period he obtained a certificate in Legal Drafting from Royal Institute of Public Administration London in September 1981 Thereafter he proceeded to the London School of Economics and Political Science University of London to obtain LLM in September 1982 In March 1983 he opted out of government service to join the firm of Oniyangi amp Co as head of chambers In 1986 he founded the law firm of Bayo Ojo amp Co He was elected President of the Nigeria Bar Association NBA in 2004 Subsequently he was appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice 4 by President Olusegun Obasanjo During his term as Attorney General he regularly appeared in court personally to argue cases on behalf of the government Previous attorneys general had mostly preferred to engage lawyers in private practice to appear for the government He was noted for his brilliant efforts in decongesting Nigerian prisons by engaging lawyers in private practice to defend various individuals who were being held by the state without trial He also had a limited measure of success in advocating for an improvement in the welfare of younger lawyers As of 2007 he is a member of the United Nations International Law Commission He remains a close associate of Nasir EL Rufai and Nuhu Ribadu Bibliography EditOyekunle Tinuade and Ojo Bayo Handbook of Arbitration and ADR Practice in Nigeria LexisNexis 2018 ISBN 978 0 639 00355 9 5 References Edit Mehler Andreas Melber Henning Walraven Klaas Van January 2007 Africa yearbook BRILL pp 158 ISBN 978 90 04 16263 1 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Ojakaminor Efeturi 2007 Aso Rock and the arrogance of power Ambassador Publications p 272 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Group backs Bayo Ojo for minister Vanguard News 2015 09 30 Retrieved 2022 03 03 Tucker Andrew 2009 01 02 Queer visibilities space identity and interaction in Cape Town Wiley Blackwell pp 206 ISBN 978 1 4051 8302 4 Retrieved 9 May 2011 https www pressreader com nigeria thisday 20190326 281895889590691 Retrieved 2020 01 10 via PressReader a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo 1999 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bayo Ojo amp oldid 1148875882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
