November 19, (THEWILL) –Â Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade as the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, made the announcement in a statement in Abeokuta.
Mr. Ogungbade, 48, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) designate, hails from Abeokuta North Local Government. He studied Law at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.
“He is currently a Deputy Managing Partner at Afe Babalola and Co and comes with vast litigation, advocacy and commercial law experience garnered over two decades with leading law firms like GOK Ajayi & Co and Ebun Adegboruwa & Co, among others”.
“He has appeared as lead counsel in over 50 appeals decided at the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria and was a counsel for Nigeria at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID).”
The Commissioner-designate will soon appear before the State House of Assembly for the statutory screening and confirmation.
