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Mrs Abimbola Akeredolu
Mrs Abimbola Akeredolu - Ogun State's first female Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner of Justice.
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Hon. Justice Olatokunbo Olopade; newly sworn in first female Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mrs. Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu; Senator Ibikunle Amosun; and newly sworn in Solicitor General
Chief Judge of Ogun State - Hon. Justice Olatokunbo Olopade; newly sworn first female Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice - Mrs. Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu; the State Governor - Senator Ibikunle Amosun; and newly-sworn Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary - Mrs. Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi; during the inauguration of the two female officials.
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Mrs Abimbola Akeredolu
Mrs Abimbola Akeredolu - Ogun State's first female Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner of Justice.
The first female Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner of Justice in Ogun State since the State's inception in 1976 - Barrister Mrs Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu, has been sworn in by Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
Her appointment brings the number of women in the Cabinet of Ogun State to 12, thus making the State the most female gender-friendly in the country.
Amosun also swore in Barrister Mrs Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice.
Speaking at a ceremony attended by the Chief Judge of Ogun State - Justice Mrs Olatokunbo Olapade and immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice - Barrister Wemimo Ogunde (SAN); Amosun recalled that this was the first time the entire top echelon of the State's justice system would be manned by women.
He told the two women to see their inauguration as a call to service. "We must ensure that the confidence reposed in us by the electorate is not misplaced," he said. Amosun praised the immediate past AG, noting that "he worked diligently well."
The Oath of Allegiance, Oath of Office and Oath of Secrecy were administered on the new officials.
Akeredolu, was born in 1964 and secured degrees and certificates from the University of Lagos as well as institutions in France and Italy.
Oduniyi graduated from the University of Ife in 1983 and was until her appointment, the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Ministry of Justice.