Olajumoke Akinjide Explained

Olajumoke Akinjide
Birth Date:	4 August 1959
Birth Place:	Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality:	Nigerian
Father:	Richard Akinjide
Party:	Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Office:	Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Successor:	Ramatu Tijani Aliyu
Alma Mater:	King's College London, Harvard Law School
Occupation:	Business, Politician

Olajumoke Akinjide (born 4 August 1959) is a Nigerian politician from Oyo State, Nigeria. She was the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT)^[1] appointed by the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan in July, 2011 to serve in the Cabinet of Nigeria.^[2]

Early life and family

Olajumoke Akinjide, also known as Jumoke Akinjide, was born on 4 August 1959 in Ibadan, Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo state into the family of late Legal Luminary, Pa Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, SAN.^{[3] [4]}

Politics

Between May 2001 and September 2003 she served as the Special Assistant to the President on FCT matters^{[5] [6]} and later as Special Assistant to the President on G77 matters and Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) under the then-President Olusegun Obasanjo.

She is also a grassroots politician and was a candidate for the senate seat, Oyo Central Senatorial District on the PDP^{[7] [8]} platform in 2011, the same year she was appointed minister.^{[9] [10]}

Education

Akinjide attended Maryhill Convent School, Idi-Ape, Iwo Road, Agodi, Ibadan, from 1963 to 1968, where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate and proceeded to St Louis Grammar School, Ibadan 1969 to 1974 where she got her West African School Certificate (WASSCE).^[11]

Akinjide holds an LLB (Hons) from King's College London, and Masters Degree in Law (LLM) from Harvard Law School in the United States.^[12]

She has a First Class Honours in the English Solicitors Final Examinations.

Akinjide has dual qualifications as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and as a Solicitor of England and Wales.^[13]

Publications

She has spoken at several law conferences as a guest lecturer and published papers on the following topics:

Legal Aspects of International Environmental Protection (1996)^[14]

Current Legal Issues for Gas Production and Utilisation in Nigeria (1997)^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-08-22 . The Amazon – Profile of Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide . 2022-08-28 . Vanguard Newspapers . en-US.
2. Web site: Olajumoke Akinjide . 2022-08-28 . Citizen Science Nigeria . en-US.
3. Web site: Akinjide's daughter vies for Senate seat . The Guardian. 21 December 2009 .
4. Web site: Olubadan, CCII, honour Akinjide, Makinde, six Others . Daily Post. 20 November 2013 .
5. Web site: Nigeria: Obasanjo's Aide Commended For Enlightenment Effort . All Africa.
6. Web site: Meet The 3 Leading Oyo Female Politicians . Inside Oyo. 19 August 2017 .
7. Web site: I remain a staunch PDP member – Ex-Minister, Jumoke Akinjide reacts to defection rumour . Daily Post. 7 August 2018 .
8. Web site: admin . 2022-05-15 . Jumoke Akinjide: The Governor Backpedaling, Feature Of A Listening Leader — Isiaka Kehinde . 2022-09-12 . OyoInsight . en-US.
9. Web site: NEW CABINET: A CASE FOR JUMOKE AKINJIDE . The Nigerian Voice.
10. Book: Aka, Jubril Olabode . Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities: Equal Opportunities for All Genders (White, Black Or Coloured People) . February 2012 . Trafford Publishing . 978-1-4669-1554-1 . en.
11. Web site: Admin . 2016-09-27 . Akinjide-Balogun, Mrs Jumoke . 2022-09-12 . Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation . en-US.
12. Web site: LinkedIn Profile of Olajumoke Akinjide . LinkedIn.
13. Web site: Biography Questionnaire - Women Who's Who . 2022-09-12 . en-US.
14. Web site: Legal Aspects Of International Environmental Protection - The Nigerian Oil Spill - Knowledge Management - Nigeria . 2022-09-12 . www.mondaq.com.
15. Web site: Current Legal Issues For Gas Production And Utilisation In Nigeria - Utilities - Nigeria . 2022-09-12 . www.mondaq.com.