Muiz Adeyemi Banire SAN

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(born 6 October 1966) is a lawyer and activist. Muiz Banire formed the United Action For Change which serves as a pressure group and think tank with the drive to build a society where people are valued and treated equally, enjoy their rights as full citizens.

Early life and education

Banire was born on 6

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1966 in Olowogbowo,

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and attended primary and Secondary School in Mushin,

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. He received his LLB, Masters and Doctorates of Law from the

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focusing on the Evolving Alternative Legal Framework for Land Management in

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Legal career

Banire served his compulsory Youth Service with the Legal Aid Council and was later attached to

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Chambers before he was called to bar in 1989. He established his firm, M.A. Banire and Associates in 1995. He was a Senior Lecturer of Law at the

from 1991 till 2010 lecturing in private and property law. He was elevated to the rank of

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in 2015 and appointed a

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. He was appointed to the National Judicial Council in 2017.

Political appointments

Banire was appointed as Commissioner for Special Duties in

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in 1999. In 2000, he was moved to head the Ministry of Transport where he served as a Commissioner till 2007 He then served as Commissioner for Environment in

from 2007 until 2011. He was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, and confirmed by the

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, to serve as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in 2018.

Personal life

He is married to Jemilat Olufunmilayo Banire. The couple have four children (Muiz Oluwadamilare Banire, Malik Oluwadamiloju Banire, Mardiyat Oluwadamilola Banire, Mariam Oluwadamipe Banire)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banire, Muiz Living people Academic staff of the University of Lagos Lawyers from Lagos University of Lagos alumni Senior Advocates of Nigeria Commissioners of ministries of Lagos State 1966 births