Governor Seyi Makinde has nominated 32-year-old lawyer, Nurudeen Temilola Ashamu,as commissioner in Oyo state.
Barrister Temi Ashamu is among the 14 commissioners-designate sent to the Oyo state House of Assembly for approval this week.
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, said the date of screening of the of commissioner nominees will be announced soon.
Here are few details you need to know about Barrister Seun Ashamu:
1. Nurudeen Ashamu has experience in commercial law, foreign investments, taxation, labour law, banking and finance law, free zone regulation, arbitration as well as civil and criminal litigation in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
2. He attended the University of Kent, UK graduating with an LL.B. (Hons.) degree and obtained a Masters of Law degree from University College London (UCL), University of London, UK. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Law Society, UK and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), UK.3. He has overseen a number of projects and has been involved in complex negotiations involving investments worth tens of millions of United States Dollars. He has structured multi-layer Investment Transactions, drafted and reviewed Development Agreements and Legal Opinions in areas of real estate construction, finance and compliance.
4. In UK, he has spoken at the House of Lords and the Privy Council In different capacities. He was an Ambassador of Kent Law School and the recipient of the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh award, in recognition of his leadership and service to the community.
5. In Nigeria, he was part of the legal circuit at top commercial law firm Babalakin & Co., where he was part of the team of lawyers in a number of arbitral proceedings, most recently an arbitration involving the Federal Government of Nigeria leading to an award of approximately N52 billion in favour of the client.
6. He regularly advised local and international clients on diverse aspects of Nigerian law and represented firms operating in the capital market in various margin trading disputes involving billions of Naira before all superior courts in Nigeria, as well as other tribunals and was also involved in the negotiation of very complex commercial transactions on their behalf.
7. To his credit, he has also been part of teams that successfully defended electoral returns in Nigeria at both the Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.
8. He is the son of former Senator and Oyo Speaker, Monsurah Sunmonu.
