Lebo started his studies at St. Bernard's Primary School Ibalebo,AdadamaAbi,and gained his WASSCE at St. Brendan's Secondary School,Iyamoyong in Obubra. He was admitted to study law at the University of Calabar,Nigeria,where he graduated with an LL.B. in 1996. In 1997,he got admission to further his studies at the Nigerian Law School where he obtained the qualification to become a Barrister at Law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1998.[2]
Lebo attended the 2017 Special Selected (G65) Emerging Leaders Executive Leadership Course at the Kennedy School of Harvard University,where he specialized in Decision Science. He finished his Harvard University Decision Science fellowship programme focusing on Reinvented Service Delivery and became an alumnus of the Kennedy School of Harvard University in November 2017.
Lebo has a background in law,having served as a law lecturer at the University of Abuja and as the managing editor of Law Reports of Nigeria. His firm,Gaul-Gate Law,was notable for introducing ICT law reporting to the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[3]
Political career
In 2007,he was appointed a member of the Cross River State Legal team. He was a member of the transition committee of Cross River State in 2007. In 2011,Lebo won sufficient votes at the primaries of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) to run for a seat to represent Abi local government of Cross River State. He was elected on 10 June 2015,as the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly.[4] He was the Pioneer Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)[5] Speakers' Forum and Secretary Speakers' Forum Ad-Hoc Committee on the constitutional amendment of Nigeria.[6]
On 10 May 2024,Mr. Lebo dumped PDP in a letter addressed to the ward chairman of PDP in Adadama Council Ward,Adadama,Abi local government area of Cross State.[7][8]
Legislative career
Lebo is a member of the Cross River State House of Assembly,where he has sponsored several private member's bills,including:
A Bill for the Establishment of Songhai Farms in Itigidi,Abi
A Bill to create the Cross River State College of Nursing in Abi
A Bill to include seven communities in Cross River State under the CRS BODERCOM law,benefiting communities in Abi
He has also facilitated scholarships for over 50 students from Abi and sponsored training of indigenes at the CBN Enterprise Development Center in Calabar,as well as training for 30 women under Forever Living Products through the John Gaul Lebo scholarship.[9]
In addition to his legislative work,Lebo has participated in various international conferences,including the 46th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association African Region Annual Parliament Meetings in Nairobi in 2015,the United Nations General Assembly in New York in February 2015,the 22nd session of the Marrakech World Climate Change Conference in November 2016,and the 5th session of the World Government Summit in Dubai in February 2017.[10][11][12]
Alumni and fellowships
Lebo has acquired several fellowships and alumni to his name,as follows:
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