Kayode Ajulo
- Lawyer
- arbitrator
- lecturer
- civil rights activist
Olukayode "Kayode" Abraham Ajulo, OON,[1] is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,[2] an arbitrator, tutor, orator and civil rights activist. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.[3] and the Diocesan Registrar of the Anglican Communion, Church of Nigeria.[4]He is the Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Ondo State.[5]
Early life and education
Ajulo was born to Solomon and Christiana Monisola O. Ajulo.[6] He earned a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Jos in 1999.[4] In 2001, after graduating from the Nigerian Law school in 2000, he was called to the Nigerian Bar. He obtained a Master of Laws degree in 2006 from the University of Jos.[4][7]
Ajulo is also an adjunct lecturer at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State and Egalitarian Basic Studies Institute, Kumasi, Ghana. In 2013, he was appointed the chairman of the board of Radiovision Corporation by the Governor of Ondo State.[8]
Career
Ajulo was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (equivalent to King Counsel in United Kingdom) by the Chief Justice of Nigeria in 2023.[2]
He is the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State.[5]
Previously, Ajulo was a Labour Party candidate for the FCT senate seat held on 9 April 2011.[9][10]
On 7 April 2011, it was reported that Ajulo had been abducted by armed men.[11][12] This caused the Abuja workers led by the Nigeria Labour Congress to boycott the election. In a statement by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Abuja council, all workers and affiliates across the territory were directed to boycott the National Assembly election 16 hours before the election across the country over the abduction of Kayode Ajulo.[13]
Before the 2015 Nigeria general elections, Ajulo was National Secretary of the Labour Party.[14][15] and in 2019 was confirmed as the Mayegun Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland by the Iba Gani Adams[16][17][18]
In 2020, Ajulo was appointed as member for the Edo State Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee in 2020.[19] He is the Diocesan Registrar of the Anglican Communion, Church of Nigeria.
Personal life
Ajulo is married with children.[20]
References
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- ^ a b "LPPC lists Kayode Ajulo Femi Falanas Wife as among 58 newly elevated SANs". www.nairametrics.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Elevation For Kayode Ajulo". 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Olukayode Abraham Ajulo | Middlesex University London". www.mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ a b "Ondo attorney general appoints general appoints 273 advisers". dailypost.ng. 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Popular Abuja Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo Celebrates Mom at 84". Paulukpabio.
- ^ "Kayode Ajulo". SING Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Kayode Ajulo stays true to his dreams". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Labour Party National Secretary, Kayode Ajulo resigns". dailypost.ng. 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Political parties disagree over de-registration by INEC". Vanguard News. 19 August 2011.
- ^ Ibadan Journal of Peace and Development. Peace and Conflict Studies Programme, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. February 2012.
- ^ "Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap LP FCT Senatorial Candidate". Daily Independent. Lagos). April 7, 2011.
- ^ King, Akinwunmi (2011-04-07). "Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap LP FCT Senatorial Candidate". All Africa. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Kayode Ajulo – Channels Television". Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Initiate legal action against South Africa, Ajulo charges AGF". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "When city lawyer, Kayode Ajulo threw bash for his team". The Sun Nigeria. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Kayode Ajulo is New Mayegun of Yorubaland". TheBoss Newspaper. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Kayode Ajulo, Remains Undistracted". THISDAYLIVE. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "APC Appoint Kayode Ajulo Others into Edo Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee". DAILY SUNSHINE NEWS. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "My marriage…with Kayode Ajulo". Punchng.com. Punch.