Born
Hon.
BAMIDELE,
Michael
Opeyemi
BA, LLB, B.L, LLM, FCM; legal practitioner, politician; administrator; b: July 29,1963; hi: lyim Ekiti; so: Ekiti,m: Mrs.OluyemisiBamidele,haschildren; ed: EgbaOwodeGrammar School,OwodeAbeokuta;BaptistAcademy,Obanikoro, Lagos; Universityof Ife, 1986;Universityof Benin, 1990;NigerianLawSchool, 1992; Franklin Pierce LawCentre, USA, 1996;en Principal Partner, LawOfficeofOpeyemi Bamidele&Associates, since 1992;SpecialAsst. (Legal),to the Chairman, SenateCommitteeon Finance, Appropriation&Banking,1992-93; Probono Consulting Attorney& Human Rights Expert on Nigeria, Harvard Law School Immigration ClinicatGBLS, Boston, USA, 1997-2000; StaffAttorney, Refugee Law Centre, Boston, USA, 1997-2000; Senior Special Asst. to the Lagos StateGovernor on Political & Inter-Governmental Relations, 2000; Special AdviserPolitical to DeputyGovernor, 2003; Hon. Commissioner for Youth, Sports &Social Development, Lagos State, 2003-07; Hon. Comm., Information & Strategy, Lagos State,since2007;Active Student Unionist andwasarrested severallyby the militarydictatorship between,1985-94; ch., UniversityofBeninStudentsUnion, 1988-89; National President National Associationof Nig. Students (NANS), 1988-90; f: Chartered Instituteof Arbitrators; Active mem Nigerian Human Right Community, since 1982; mm: Nigerian Bar Association, NBA; American BarAssociation,ABA; International BarAssociation, IBA; Technology Transfer Society, TTS; AmericanIntellectual PropertyLawyersAssociation;International Law& Practice Section,NewYork StateBarAssociation; Co-Dir., US Based Human Rights&Refugee Project; publ: Feature Writer&Major Contributor inNig. Newspapers, since 1984; award: Defender ofDemocracyAward, National Association ofNigeria Students (NANS); Distinguished Youth Leadership Award, Rotary Club ofIsolo; Distinguished Alumni Award tor Outstanding Public Service, Obafemi Awolowo University Alumni Association, Lagos State; Merit Award for his Immeasurable Contribution to Development, Lagos Lawn tennis Club; Media Group Merit Award ad a Distinguished Political Activist by Ekiti Parapo Media Group; Award ofExcellence by National Sports MeritAward; Gold Award, Leadership Development Centre; Pillar of Sports Gold Award, I3ATCO Mandate Group; Award ofExcellence. Justice Forum; Award ofHonour. Nigeria Referees Association; 2004 Distinguished AlumnusAward ofthe FacultyofArts ofObafemi Awolowo University, Ilc-Ile; pp: SDP, Mouse ol'Rcps Candidate. Oshodi/lsolo Federal Constituency, 1992; National Accreditation Officer, SDP National Convention. Jos, 1993; Active mem, NADECO, since 1994; AD National Director of Publicity, 2000-04; hob: reading, meeting people, travelling, playing football; off: Lagos State Ministry of Information &Strategy, Block 4.TheSecretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
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