Nigerians Must Avoid Unwholesome Practices – Yemi Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has warned Nigerians and public officials to ignore unwholesome and corrupt practices in the country.

Mr. Yemi, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, said this during the first edition of the International Ombud Expo held in Abuja.

He added that good governance and that alone is needed in Nigeria.

His words, “We need good governance in Nigeria. We need to depart from practices that are unwholesome, corrupt practices, and practices that have public officials harassing, intimidating or extorting individuals, whether male or female,”

“Besides the Public Complaints Commission, the Federal Government has put in place other subject specific agencies such as the National Human Rights Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, to broaden the intensity of oversight with a view to delivering good governance to both citizens and non-citizens resident within jurisdiction.

“While all these aforementioned agencies carry out oversight on governance externally, another agency, Service Compact with All Nigerians, was again established in 2004 to ensure due diligence compliance from within.

“This agency serves the purpose of internal service quality audit against public assessment and concerns. It is expected that the collaborative operations of these agencies, together with the Ombudsman, will deliver good governance to the people.”

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Oluyemi Oluleke “Yemi” Osinbajo (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian politician and a lawyer, who is the current Vice President of Nigeria, in office since 29 May 2015. He is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor of Law and until his inauguration as Vice President, a Senior Partner with SimmonsCooper Partners, a commercial law practice.

Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON was born into the family of Opeoluwa Osinbajo on 8 March 1957, Creek Hospital, Lagos. Osinbajo is married to Dolapo (née Soyode) Osinbajo, a granddaughter of Obafemi Awolowo. They have three children – two daughters, Damilola, Kanyinsola and a son, Fiyinfoluwa Osinbajo.

Yemi Osinbajo was educated at Corona primary School, in Lagos. Between 1969–1975, he attended Igbobi College Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. where he was the winner of the State Merit Award (1971); the School Prize for English Oratory (1972); Adeoba Prize for English Oratory (1972-1975); Elias Prize for Best Performance in History (WASC, 1973); School Prize for Literature (HSC, 1975); and African Statesman Intercollegiate Best Speaker’s Prize (1974).

Thereafter, he studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Lagos between 1975-1978 when he obtained a Second Class Upper Degree in Law. Here, he also won the Graham-Douglas Prize for Commercial Law. In 1979, he completed the mandatory one-year professional training at the Nigerian Law School whereon he was admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of Nigeria’s Supreme Court. In 1980, he attended the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he obtained a Master of Laws degree.

Yemi Osinbajo was the Pastor in charge of the Lagos Province 48 (Olive Tree provincial headquarter) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.