Happy birthday to a legal ICON in Ondo, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN- VAM News
Eyitayo Jegede, Senoir Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was born to the family of late Chief Johnson Bosede, the Odopetu of Isinkan, Akure, and Mrs C.O Jegede (need Asokeji) from Ipele town, near Owo.
Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, attended St. Stephen’s “SA” Primary School Modakeke, Ife and was at Aquinas College Akure from 5th January 1973 to July 1978 for his Secondary Education. He was a Prefect at Aquinas College and took active part in Sports in the best traditions of the family. He had his Higher School Certificate Education at Christ School, Ado Ekiti, and was the School Volleyball Captain both at Aquinas College, Akure and Christ School, Ado Ekiti. He also captained the University Volleyball team at the University of Lagos where he had his Law Degree Course between 1980 and 1983.
Mr. Jegede, SAN, qualified as a lawyer in 1984 after the One Year mandatory programme at the Nigeria Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The One Year mandatory National Service saw Eyitayo posted to the then Gongola State where he eventually started his law practice. He was a counsel with the Law Firm of Murtala Aminu & Co., Yola for 12 years and practiced extensively in the Northern part of Nigeria where he made a lot of friends and built legal practice with special interest in litigation, Commercial and Cooperate law. He established the Law firm Tayo Jegede & Co. with officers in Yola and Abuja in 1996.
He engaged in extensive relationships. He was appointed a Notary Public by the Chief Justice of Nigeria in 1992 and was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on 16th December, 2008. He was deeply and actively involved in political cases and election petition matters, an area of law where his industry and practice is noted and respected.
In 2009, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, was appointed as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under Dr. Olusegun Mimiko’s administration where he served in the first four years of the administration. Following the re-election of Governor Mimiko for the second term in 2013, Governor Mimiko again appointed Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
A very patriotic, loyal and dedicated public officer with friends across political ethnic and religious divides; a man in complete harmony with his people and the environment, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has a wide and varied extensive legal practice, both in the Private Bar and Public Bar having attained the highest distinction in his legal practice.
Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, is a family man with very high family values.
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