Michael Opeyemi Bamidele

Last updated

Michael Opeyemi Bamidele
CON
Senate Majority Leader
Assumed office
4 July 2023
Occupation
  • politician
  • lawyer

Michael Opeyemi Bamidele CON (born 29 July 1963) popularly known as MOB, is a Nigerian lawyer, human right activist, and politician who is currently serving as the majority leader of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. [1] He has represented Ekiti Central senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate since 2019. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Early life

Bamidele was born on 29 July 1963, at Iyin Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria into the family of the late Sir Stephen Ogunjuyigbe Bamidele but spent his early life in Lagos State where he attended Baptist Academy secondary school and then Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in religious studies. [5] Bamidele later attended the University of Benin where he received a bachelor's degree in law in 1990. Having graduated from the Nigerian Law School, he was called to the bar in 1992. [6]

Bamidele proceeded to Franklin Pierce University where he received a master's degree in law and was called to the New York Bar in January 1999. He was one of the defence counsel, led by Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi to the Moshood Abiola on his treason trial. [7]

Political life

In June 1992, he contested in the primary elections to the Federal House of Representatives representing Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency in Lagos State under the platform of Social Democratic Party but lost. [8] He served as special assistant on legal matters to Senator Bola Tinubu until November 1993 when Nigeria's democracy was truncated by the General Sanni Abacha. [9]

In July 2000, he was appointed senior special assistant on political and intergovernmental relations to the Lagos State governor. [10]

He was later appointed as commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development in governor Bola Tinubu's administration. In April 2011, he was elected as a member of the 7th National Assembly to represent Ekiti Central federal constituency 1. In March 2015, in his article entitled: “My hatred for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu”, criticized the released of The Lion of Bourdilion , a documentary film aired by Africa Independent Television on March 1, 2015, and the role played by the opposition party, in the release of the controversial film. [11]

Previous Offices

Awards and honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bola Tinubu</span> President of Nigeria since 2023

Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007; and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.

George Akume ; born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is the current and 21st Secretary to the Government of the Federation, appointed by President Bola Tinubu. He served as minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2023. He was the Senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2019. He was also the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He served as the governor of Benue State from May 1999 to May 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Third Nigerian Republic</span> Federal semi-democratic government (1992–1993)

The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1992 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. In the Third Republic, there were democratically elected state governors and state assemblies and a democratically elected federal legislature. The republic was however not fully democratic as there was no democratically elected civilian president. The then military president Ibrahim Babangida's supposed transition eventually turned out to be a ploy to keep executive powers and grant the National Assembly limited legislative powers. Hence all laws passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will have to pass the National Defence and Security Council of Nigeria and finally approved by the President. So while Babangida changed the usual style adopted by preceding military leaders from Head of State to President, he will continue to postpone presidential elections and eventually annul the ultimate one held on 12 June 1993. the Third Republic can thus be described as half military and half civilian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kashim Shettima</span> Vice President of Nigeria since 2023

Kashim Shettima Mustapha is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.

Babafemi Ojudu is a Nigerian journalist who was elected Senator for the Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria, in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gbenga Ashafa</span> Nigerian politician (born 1955)

Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa is a Nigerian politician who is the current Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2020. He was previously a senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Progressives Congress</span> Nigerian political party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adebayo Clement Adeyeye</span> Nigerian journalist and politician

Adedayo Clement Adeyeye is a Nigerian politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Dele Alake</span> Nigerian journalist, activist and politician (born 1956)

Henry Dele Alake ; born 6 October 1956) is a Nigerian journalist, activist and technocrat who is the current Nigerian minister of Solid Minerals. He is a former commissioner for Information and Strategy of Lagos State serving from 1999 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yemi Osinbajo</span> Vice President of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023

Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as the 14th vice president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he previously served as Attorney General of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and holds the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In April 2022, he announced his intention to run for the APC nomination for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. He was third in the APC presidential primaries held in June 2022 with a total of 235 votes from the delegates.

Adeola Rahman Ipaye is a Nigerian lawyer who served as the deputy chief of staff to the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. He was also attorney general and commissioner for justice in Lagos State from 2011 to 2015.

<i>The Lion of Bourdillon</i> 2015 Nigerian TV series or programme

The Lion of Bourdillon is a 2015 documentary film aired by Africa Independent Television, a Nigerian Television Station popularly known as AIT. The film centers on the political life of Senator Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos State Governor and the National leader of the All Progressives Congress. It was first aired on March 1, 2015, but then stopped from further airing on March 6, 2015, following a N150 billion libel suit filled by Tinubu against AIT.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abubakar Kyari</span> Nigerian politician (born 1963)

Abubakar Kyari is a Nigerian politician who is the minister of Agriculture and Food Security. He was the senator representing Borno North Senatorial District from 2015 until his resignation in April 2022. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress, and briefly served as its acting national chairman in 2023.

Peter Onyeluka Nwaoboshi is a Nigerian politician. He is the senator representing Delta North senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. He is a senator of the 8th and 9th National Assembly. He was sacked shortly after being announced senator elect during the 2019 general elections by a Federal High Court in Abuja as Senator-elect on allegations that he was not validly elected by his political party. The Appeal Court in Abuja however overturned the decision on 30 May 2019. The lead judge held that the Federal High Court that nullified his election had no jurisdiction over the case.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian general election</span> General election held in Nigeria

General elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari is term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term. This election was seen as the tightest race since the end of military rule in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kemi Nelson</span> Nigerian politician (1956–2022)

Olukemi "Kemi" Nelson was a Nigerian politician and socialite. She was the Executive Director of the Nigerian Insurance Social Trust Fund (NSTIF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election</span> 2022 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Nigeria

The 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election took place on 18 June 2022, to elect the Governor of Ekiti State. Incumbent APC governor Kayode Fayemi was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Former Secretary to the State Government Abiodun Oyebanji held the office for the APC by a 30% margin over first runner-up and SDP nominee—former Governor Olusegun Oni.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian Senate election</span> Elections in Nigeria

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections were held on 25 February 2023 in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting. The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State</span> 2023 Senate elections in Ekiti

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ekiti State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Lagos State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Olufemi, Damilola (4 July 2023). "FULL LIST: 10th Senate principal officers". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Stakeholders seek copyright law reform". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Opeyemi Bamidele wins Ekiti Senatorial seat - P.M. News".
  4. ↑ "Bamidele's 2014 gov posters flood Ekiti". The Punch News. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ekiti 2014: X-Raying The Village Boy Michael Opeyemi Bamidele". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Opeyemi Bamidele resign as Ekiti Caucus leader". www.thegazellenews.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Why Ekiti LP backs Buhari/Osinbajo". The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria: My Hatred for Tinubu". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Opeyemi Bamidele". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Opeyemi Bamidele Returns from the Cold". Thisdaylive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "My hatred for Tinubu, by Bamidele". The Nation. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Home".
  13. ↑ "Home".
  14. ↑ "Home".
  15. ↑ "Home".
  16. ↑ "Home".
  17. ↑ "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.