Ade Ipaye

Adeola Rahman Ipaye (born 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer who is currently the "Deputy Chief of Staff" to the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari. He was also the former Attorney General of Lagos State among other political posts he has held.[1][2][3]

Ade Ipaye
Deputy Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari
Assumed office
September 2015
Attorney General of Lagos State
In office
May 2011 – May 2015
Preceded bySupo Shasore
Succeeded byMr. Adeniji Kazeem
Personal details
Born1963 June 8th
Lagos
Spouse(s)Olaitan Ipaye
ChildrenTobiloba Ipaye, Temitope Ipaye and Adedayo Ipaye

Career

Ipaye attended Igbobi College Lagos and obtained both bachelor's and master's degrees in Law from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos. He began his law career at Oditah Adebiyi & Co. in Lagos as a research coordinator before he joined the services of the University of Lagos as an assistant lecturer.[4] He rose to the position of a senior lecturer on October 1999 and later became the sub-dean of the faculty of law on October 2000.[5] On May 2001 he was appointed Special Assistant to Bola Tinubu on Legal Affairs and in 2003 he became the Governor's Senior Special Assistant on Legal Matters.[6] He served in that capacity for 4 years until he was appointed Special Adviser on Taxation and Revenue to Babatunde Fashola who succeeded Bola Tinubu in 2007.[7] On May 2007, he was appointed Attorney General.[8] On 3 September 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff in his cabinet.



References
  1. "Lagos AG okays eviction of doctors". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. "Offenders' sentences shouldn't depend on judges' kindness – Lagos AG". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. Leadership Newspaper (10 December 2014). "Over 500 Child Defilement Cases Reported In Lagos State In 2014, Says AG". Nigerian News from Leadership News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. niyi. "Lagos-State-Attorney-General-Ade-Ipaye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. "Lagos Attorney General Defends Ban on Hijabs in Schools, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. "Ade Ipaye - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. "Crisis Loom Over Fashola's Cabinet Composition". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. "Lagos to survive on tax revenue following dwindling oil revenue Fashola". globalreportersnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.


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