Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo was born into the family of Adeyemi Osinbajo on March 8, 1957 at the Creek Hospital in Lagos. Osinbajo is married to Dolapo (née Soyode), a granddaughter of the Sage Obafemi Awolowo and the marriage is blessed with three children.
He is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Professor of Law and until his inauguration as Vice President, a Senior Partner with SimmonsCooper Partners, a commercial law firm and a leading global legal practice and business solutions provider.
Yemi Osinbajo was educated at Corona Primary School in Lagos. Between1969 and 1975, he attended Igbobi College Yaba, Lagos. From 1975 to 1978, he studied for his undergraduate degree in Law at the University of Lagos where he was awarded a LLB Law degree. From 1979 to 1980, he attended Nigerian Law School. In 1981, he was awarded a Master of Laws after attending the London School of Economics.
assumed office.
The Vice President was also the pastor-in-charge of Lagos Province 48, Olive Tree Provincial Headquarter Parish, Ikoyi, before his inauguration as the Vice President of Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo however insists that he remains the pastor-in-charge of the said province, and is only on loan to the Federal Government. In his words: “We are on loan. I am still the pastor-in-charge of Province 48, Lagos and my wife remains the wife of the pastor-in-charge.”