Yemi Osinbajo | |
|---|---|
 Osinbajo in 2017 | |
| 14th Vice President of Nigeria | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Namadi Sambo |
| Succeeded by | Kashim Shettima |
| Acting President of Nigeria | |
| In office 7 May 2017 – 19 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| In office 19 January 2017 – 13 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| In office 6 June 2016 – 19 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Attorney General of Lagos State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Governor | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Muyibat Folami |
| Succeeded by | Olasupo Shasore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo 8 March 1957 Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Obafemi Awolowo (grandfather-in-Law) Hannah Awolowo (grandmother-in-Law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | |
| Occupation |
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| Awards | List of honors and awards |
| Website | yemiosinbajo |
Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo SAN GCON (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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