Adeyemi Banire ABDUL-MUIZ

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ABDUL-MUIZ

First Name

Adeyemi

Other Names

Banire

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Mushin, Lagos State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Funmi

Profession

Legal practitioner
Administrator

Education Level

Primary

Schools Attended with Dates

Bishop Bade Memorial Secondary School, Mushin; Awar-Islam College Agege; Kings College; Federal School of Art and Science, Victoria Island; University of Ilorin; University of Lagos, 1988;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
African Bar Association (ABA)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrator (CIA)

Previous Appointments

Special Adviser to the Governor on Political and Legislative matters (1999), Commissioner for Special Duties, July 1999 to August 2000, Commissioner for Transportation (2000-2007) and later Commissioner for Environment (2007 – 2011).

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

Membership of International Organizations

member of the Law Society, England; International Bar Association; Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Nigerian Institute of Management as well as a member of many committees both in the political and academic sectors.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

The Nigerian Law of Trusts, the Blue Book; Practical Approach to the High Court of Lagos State (Civil) Procedure Rules, 2004, Second Edition as well as Land Management in Nigeria: Towards a New Legal Framework, “Customary Tenancy and the Land Use Act: A Critical Review” (1995); “Juxtaposing the Land Use Act and The Urban and Regional Planning Decree, 1992: A critique” (1997);
“The Limit of Consent Provision under the Land Use Act 1978: A Review of Ajilo v Savannah Bank Limited” (1988): “The Legal and Social Security of the Rent Control and Recovery of Residential Premises Edict (No.6) 1997 of Lagos State” (1999); “Trusteeship Concept under the Land Use Act: Mirage or Reality?” (2003); “Arbitration and Enforcement of Securities in Nigeria” (2003);
“Overcoming the Difficulty in Registering Caution on the Certificates of Occupancy in Lagos State” (2003); “Overhauling the Presumption of Advancement” (2003); “The Relevance of the Certificate of Occupancy to Estate Development” (1997);
“Legal Aid in the Administration of Justice in Nigeria” (1997); “Critical Appraisal of the Democratic Principles Enshrined in the Management of Corporate Real Property Under Customary Law” (1997): “Positive Planning Par Excellence Under The Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Decree 1988” (1992);
“The Impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Law of Advancement” (1999); “The Concept and Functions of Leases” (2003);
“Documentation and Perfection of Securities in Nigeria” (1999); “Towards Effective Control and Management of Land in Nigeria: A Re-Evaluation of The Land Use Act (1990)” (2004) “The Law & Justice System in Nigeria – A Book in Honour of Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Mrs.) (Rtd.). (ed. Ajibola Ariba and Leke Adepoju) Published by Imprimatur, 2014, pp. 266-312.
“Compendium of Legal Essays in Honour of Chief Idowu Abdulfatai Sofola. Elim Prints & Publications, Lagos, pp. 74-113.
“The Journal of Private and Property Law 2014, University of Lagos, Vol. 32 JPPL, pp. 1 –30.

Role Models/Mentors

Chief Justice Fatai Williams; Adetokunbo Ademola; Gani Fawehinmi

Hobbies

table tennis, football and badminton

Social Clubs

Ikoyi and Country Clubs

Official Address

Mobolaji Anthony Bank Way, Maryland