Bayo Lawal | |
Office: | Deputy Governor of Oyo State |
Term Start: | 18 July 2022 |
Governor: | Seyi Makinde |
Predecessor: | Rauf Olaniyan |
Office1: | Oyo State Commissioner of Justice |
Term Start1: | 1999 |
Term End1: | 2003 |
Governor1: | Lam Adesina |
Birth Name: | Abdulraheem Adebayo Adeleke Lawal |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1954 |
Birth Place: | Kishi, Irepo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Party: | Peoples Democratic Party |
Spouse: | Ajibike Lawal |
Alma Mater: | University of Ibadan |
Abdulraheem Adebayo Adeleke Lawal (born 14 April 1954) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who has served as the deputy governor of Oyo State since July 2022, he was appointed to the position following the impeachment of Rauf Olaniyan on grounds of misconduct and a series of allegations leveled against him.[1] [2]
He was Chairman, Oyo State Housing Corporation.[3] He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a bachelor's degree in law. He was appointed as Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Oyo State in 1999 by Lam Adesina and served till 2003.[4]