The Learned Squib: January 2019

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squiblog: Adesina Ogunlana was bornJuly 27,1964. 1981-85,he read English at Unife where he also wrote ‘Junior on Sunday.’ Between 1985-1986, he did his NYSC at Kazaure, thereafter reading law at LASU. He was Legal Secretary Students Union,1992-1994. For his role in students' protests, he was expelled but reinstated after challenging it. He thereafter proceeded to the Nigerian Law School and was called to Bar,1996. He started his law firm in year 2000and started publication of the SQUIB, in year 2001. SQUIB staff were beaten and detained numerous times but Ogunlana remained undaunted. He was Welfare Secretary, Ikeja NBA andmember of NEC 2008-2010. He was Gen.Sec.of the Ikeja Branch and NEC Member, 2010-2012. He was Vice-Chairman, 2014 -2016 & Chairman of the Ikeja Branch 2016 -2018. At National level, he was Assistant Sec. of the LOC of the AGC of the NBA 2009. He was also the Sec. of the LOC of the AGC 2017 in Lagos and NEC Co-opted Member of the NBA in 2018. Apex of the struggles was the one against the Land Use Charge imposed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. In 2021, he was Lead Counsel to EndSARS petitioners.

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