Adewole Adebayo
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Adewole Adebayo (born 8 January 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and founder of KAFTAN TV.
He is currently running for President of Nigeria as a member of the Third Force coalition.[1]
Early Life and Education
Adewole was born in Ondo town, Ondo State, on January 8, 1972. Between 1978 and 1983, he attended St. Stephen Primary School in Ondo. From 1983 to 1989, he attended St. Joseph College in Ondo. From 1991 to 1997, he attended Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned a law degree. He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1999 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School in Lagos and passing his bar exams. Adebayo later attended law school in the United States of America, where he passed the New York Bar Exams. Adebayo is licensed to practice in California, New York, and federal courts in the United States.[2][3][4]
Legal Career
Adewole Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.[5]
One of the cases handled by his law firm in Nigeria was the case between Femi Falana and the Federal Government, in which Femi Falana (SAN) contested the constitutionality of the contract between the Ministry of Interior, the Nigeria Immigration Service, and Continental Transfert Technique Limited for the collection of Combined Expatriate and Residence Permit Aliens Card (CERPAC) fees. Adebayo represented the Federal Government in the case.[6][7][8]
In 2016, Adewole Adebayo established KAFTAN TV.[9]
Politics
Adebayo is a public affairs commentator who provides advice on national issues on occasion.[10][11][12] and participates in Nigerian politics as a member of the Third Force.[13][14][15]
On January 15, 2022, Adewole Adebayo declared his intention to run for the office of the Nigerian president.[16][17] According to him, he will run under a coalition of political parties.[18][19]
References
- ↑ "My fears between now and 2023 - Adebayo, Third Force presidential aspirant".
- ↑ "Adebayo Ebenezer Adebayo".
- ↑ "Adebayo Ebenezer Adebayo Attorney Overview".
- ↑ "Adebayo Ebenezer Adebayo, Attorney".
- ↑ "Adewole Adebayo & Co. Abuja Contact Details".
- ↑ "Court grants stay of execution over increase in expatriate fees".
- ↑ "Court Grants Stay Of Execution Order On Current $2,000 CERPAC Fees".
- ↑ "Lawyer Faults Falana over Alleged Diversion of Remittance on CERPAC Project".
- ↑ "KAFTAN TV President bags personality of the year award".
- ↑ "Impact positively on Nigerians before leaving office, Adewole tells Buhari".
- ↑ "Nigeria @ 61: Adebayo proffers solution to nation's electoral challenges at National Political Summit".
- ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/adewole-adebayo-segun-mimiko-others-speak-at-tanko-yinusas-50th-birthday-lecture/%7Ctitle = Adewole Adebayo, Segun Mimiko, others speak at Tanko Yinusa's 50th birthday lecture}}
- ↑ "NCF'll offer viable solutions to get Nigeria out of the woods, says Adewole Adebayo".
- ↑ "2023: Jega, Moghalu, Agbakoba, Ezekwesili, Utomi, Other Prominent Nigerians Launch Political Coalition".
- ↑ "Barrister Adewole Adebayo charges Nigerians for collective fulfillment as key solution to chalenges".
- ↑ "2023 BUILD-UP: Ondo-Born Prince Adewole Adebayo Declares Ambition For President".
- ↑ "2023: Abuja-based TV CEO declares for Presidency".
- ↑ "Nigeria problem is not natural, Prince Adebayo tells Chief Mike Onoja".
- ↑ "2023: Utomi, Na'Abba, Agbakoba's mega party issues APC, PDP quit notice".
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