Bolaji Owasanoye Explained

Bolaji Owasanoye
President:Muhammadu Buhari
Office:Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC
Nationality:Nigerian
Predecessor:Ekpo Nta
Termstart:January 2018
Alma Mater:University of Ife
University of Lagos
Honorific Suffix:SAN
Occupation:Lawyer
human rights activist
Awards:University of Lagos Scholarship Award (1986/1987), UN Institute for Training and Research Fellowship Award (1991, 1994), US Information Service International Visitors Award (1991), British Council Fellowship Award (1992), Senior Special Fellowship, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (2001).

Bolaji Olufunmileyi Owasanoye is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, an anticorruption agency in Nigeria.

Early life and education

Owasanoye was born in 1963. He graduated from University of Ife in 1984 with a degree in law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. He also obtained a master's degree in Law in 1987 from the University of Lagos.[1]

Career

Owasanoye started his career as an assistant lecturer at the University of Lagos. He moved to the National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in 1991 and became a Professor of law 10 years later.

In August 2015, he was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) before being appointed to the ICPC. He was a proponent of the Proceeds of Crime bill, Whistle-blower and Witness Protection Bill passed by the Nigerian National Assembly.[2]

He has also worked as a consultant for Nigerian federal and state agencies as well as international agencies such as the World Bank and USAID.[3]

In 1997, he co-founded the Human Development Initiative (HDI), a non-profit organisation. In 2020, he was awarded the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).[4]

Publications

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obiejesi. Kingsley. 2 August 2017. Graduate at 21, master's holder at 24, professor at 38... meet Owasanoye, the new ICPC chairman. 2021-03-20. International Centre for Investigative Reporting. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Lawal. Nurudeen. 21 December 2018. 9 facts about the new ICPC chairman Owasanoye. 2021-03-20. legit.ng. en.
  3. Web site: Owete. Festus. 3 August 2017. PROFILE: Bolaji Owasanoye: The new man to lead Nigeria's second major anti-graft agency Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-03-20. Premium Times. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Ikhilae. Eric. 14 November 2020. ICPC chair Owasanoye, 71 others now senior advocates The Nation. 2021-03-19. The Nation (Nigeria). en-US.
  5. OWASANOYE. BOLAJI. 2005. The Regulation of Child Custody and Access in Nigeria. Family Law Quarterly. 39. 2. 405–428. 25740497. 0014-729X.
  6. Nagle. Luz E.. Owasanoye. Bolaji. 2015–2016. Fearing the Dark: The Use of Witchcraft to Control Human Trafficking Victims and Sustain Vulnerability. Southwestern Law Review. 45. 561.
  7. Book: Bolaji, Owasanoye. NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Evidence Act 2011. 19 July 2014. Safari Books Ltd.. 978-978-8431-63-3. en.
  8. Book: Bolaji, Owasanoye. NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Electoral Act. 19 July 2014. Safari Books Ltd.. 978-978-8407-59-1. en.
  9. Bolaji. Owasanoye. Centre. Makerere University, Human Rights and Peace. Olayinka. Akanle. 2009. Information and communication technologies (ICT), freedom of information and privacy rights in Nigeria : an assessment. en.

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