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Mojeed Olujinmi Alabi (born 7 July 1962) is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, university teacher and Professor of Political Science and Law. He holds doctoral degrees in both Political Science and Law. He is at present a member of the House of Representatives, Abuja, representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Early life

Mojeed Alabi was born on July 7, 1962 in Ivory Coast.[1] He is an indigene of Ejigbo in Ejigbo Local Government of Osun State.

Education

He attended Methodist Primary School, Ibadan (1970-1971),Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School,Ejigbo(1971-1975) and Ansar-Ud-Deen High School,Ejigbo (1975-1980).[2]In 1980, he was admitted to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) to study Political Science and he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984.He also obtained a Master of Science degree in Political Science of the same university in 1988 and Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science of the University of Ibadan in 2000.Alabi is a man of many parts. Besides the degrees he earned in Political Science, he also obtained a Bachelor of Law degree of the University of Ibadan(1989),Barrister at Law of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos(1993),Master of Law of the Obafemi Awolowo University(2006) and Doctor of Philosophy in Law of the University of Leicester, United Kingdom(2013).[3][4][5][6]

Employment

Upon his graduation from university, Alabi was first employed as an Administrative Officer at Halaal Investment limited, Lagos 1984-1985 before he joined his Alma Mater in 1986 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Political Science. He became an Assistant Lecturer in January 1990, Lecturer II in October 1992 and Lecturer I in November 1995.[7]In 1998, he withdrew his service from the Obafemi Awolowo University to join active politics of the 4th Republic.He returned to the Ivory Tower in August 2005 and was appointed Lecturer I in the Department of Public Law, University of Ilorin.[8] In March,2006,he moved to the Department of Political Science of the same University as a Senior Lecturer.Alabi,it must be stated, had to combine his teaching responsibilities in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Public Law from year 2006 to year 2011,a rare feat in the University system during that period.[9]

Alabi was elevated to a Professorial Chair in the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin in September 2011 and also became an Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Ilorin in the same year.[10] In 2012, Alabi, equally, was also appointed Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Redeemers University of Nigeria,Mowe,Ogun State.

Alabi’s expertise has consistently been sought in the areas of Governance, Public Service Reforms and Ethics, Legislative Process, Conflict Management, Management Practices, Leadership and Constitutional/Electoral Reforms. He has trained many legislators across the African parliaments and was the Head of the Parliament Building Capacity Programme of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD), Morocco.[11][12] He has also been a Resource Person on legislative processes in the last sixteen (16) years for a number of national and international institutions including: the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Actionaid International Nigeria (AAIN), Africa Leadership Forum (ALF), African Union’s Citizens and Diaspora Office (CIDO), African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN), among others.[13]

Politics

Alabi’s active involvement in politics started in 1991 when he was appointed Secretary to Ejigbo Local Government. He was at this job until 1993 when the military Government of General Sanni Abacha ousted all the democratic structures in the country. However, at the return of civilian rule in 1999, Alabi stood for an election on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD)and was elected a member of the Osun State House of Assembly to represent the people of Ejigbo Constituency.He was the second youngest in the 26-man parliament. At the Assembly,Alabi was elected the Speaker of the House and he served in this capacity until 2003 when the assembly was dissolved.

In 2015, Alabi contested for a seat in the House of Representatives, Abuja and was returned elected. He is representing the people of Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal constituency.He is the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights.Alabi’s participation in progressive politics is profound. At every slight opportunity, he has served the people, particularly people of Osun State, meritoriously. He was the Chairman of Osun State Local Government Areas Creation Committee (2012-2013), Member of Osun State Schools Infrastructure Development Committee 2012-2014 and Member, Committee on Resolution of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Crisis (2011-2012)He also served as the Osun Coordinator of Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Campaigns 2014-2015 and Member APC National Presidential Convention Planning Committee (2014).[14][15]

Academic awards

Alabi was the best Overall Best Student in the Department of Political Science, University of Ife in 1984.He was also the recipient of a Postgraduate Fellowship Award of the Obafemi Awolowo University 1985-1988 and the Professor David Ijalaiye Prize for the Overall Best Student in Master of Law for 2005/2006 at the Obafemi Awolowo University.

Community service

Alabi was a Member, Committee on the University of Ilorin Strategic Plan 2008-2013;Member, Editorial Board, Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2006-2007;Coordinator, Masters in International Studies (MIS) programme of the University of Ilorin, 2006-2008 and Head, Department of Political Science,University of Ilorin 2011-2012.He was also Chairman, Departmental Examinations Committee and Member, Faculty Examinations Committee, 1996-1998, Representative of the Dean of Social Sciences on the Faculty Board of Law, 1996-1998 at the Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife.[16]

Publication

Alabi is the Author of the book The Supreme Court in the Nigerian Political System 1963-1997, co-author of Perspectives on the Legislature in the Government of Nigeria, and Editor of Unbroken Legacy of Service: Speaker Bello’s Twelve Years under Three Administrations in Osun State .[17]

Alabi also has to his credits several academic papers in journals and books, in addition to many seminar papers and presentations on governance institutions, leadership and policy analysis.

On 13th November, 2014, Alabi presented the 153rd University of Ilorin Inaugural Lecture Politics and Law:Anatomy of The Siamese Twins.[18][19]Alabi in the lecture opined that:

“The relationship between Political Science and Public Law is intertwined, complex and inseparable. The two disciplines are conjoined fields of study which, like any attempt at disambiguation of “Siamese twins”, cannot but remain herculean. The courts, particularly when exercising constitutional jurisdictions, are politically significant institutions of governance, democratic or otherwise, and, hence, incapable of being insulated from the vagaries of day-to-day practical politics. The inextricable link between politics and law is never static but rather fluid, responding at different times and climes to the dominant issues and ideas of the days. Rather than seeking to detach the judiciary from politics or remove politics from the judiciary, which our experiences show has been impossible to achieve in reality, we should rather accept the fact and seek mutual accommodation. That is the only way the anarchy and disorderliness of politics could be “punctuated by justice, fairness and orderliness”.Harmonious intra-governmental relations require an acceptance of the fact that the judiciary is one of the tripod on which the political process rests. What remains is how to construct patterns of relationships among the three organs that no one of them could render the other prostrate. The path of political stability and economic prosperity lies not in crack isolationism but rather constructive engagement among the organs of governance, with the full awareness that for each one of them the law is as relevant as the politics in their mutual and unavoidable interactions.”[20]

Family life

Alabi is married to Alhaja Silifat Olarike Alabi and the marriage is blessed with children: Safiyyah (Mrs Hammed), Ashraf, Fayzah, Aminah and Abdullah.Silifat is a degree graduate of French of the Adeyemi College Education,Ondo and Master of Business Administration of the University of Uyo.He is a former senior management staffer at the Osun State Polytechnic,Iree.Ashraf is a graduate of Petroleum Engineering of the University of Houston and owner of Sweetish Incorporated,USA.Fayzah,who is a graduate of Houston Community College,is currently studying for a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at the Texas A&M University. [21]

Honours

Alabi holds the traditional title of Oture Balogun of Emure-Ekiti. He has also been conferred with numerous social awards including that of Ejigbo Local Government Students Association.[22]

Articles in scholarly journals and books

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A and Omololu Toluwanimi Omololu, “Uwais Report, Electoral Act 2010, and the Future of 53 Democratic Elections in Nigeria”, in A I Layonu and A A O Adekunbi (eds), Reflections on the Nigerian Electoral System, Vol I, Ibadan: First Law Concept, 2012, p 207-236

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Electoral Reforms and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: The Electoral Act 2006”, CEU Political Science Journal, Vol.4, Issue 2, April, pp. 278-304

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Electoral Act 2006 and the Conduct of the 2007 Elections in Nigeria”, in H A Saliu, I O Taiwo, R A Seniyi, B Salawu and A Usman (eds), Nigeria Beyond 2007: Issues, Perspectives and Challenges, Ilorin: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, p 36-61

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Leadership Succession and Challenges of Governance in Nigeria”, African Administrative Studies, No. 74, 2010, p 93-110

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Military Rule, Human Rights and the Judiciary in Nigeria”, Journal of Human Rights Law and Practice, Vol. 3 No. 1,2,3, December 1993, p 201-215

M O A Alabi, “Legal Framework for Freedom of the Press in Nigeria”, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, Vol 1 No 1, April 2001, p 167-182

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Decision-Making in the Courts: An Appraisal of the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent”, in Adedotun Onibokun and Ademola O. Popoola (eds), Current Perspectives in Law, Justice and Development, Demm-Ditt Projects, 2007, p 58-93

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Extra-Territorial Approach to Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Public Service Ethics in Africa: A Review of Frameworks and Implementation Challenges”, Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, Vol 2 Issue 2, December 2010, p 495-522

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “‘Justice Denied’: Problems and Prospects of Decongesting the Supreme Court of Nigeria”, Nigerian Bar Journal, Vol. 3 No. 2, April 2005, p 51- 68

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A and Joseph Yinka Fashagba, “The Legislature and Anti-Corruption Crusade under the Fourth Republic of Nigeria: Constitutional Imperatives and Practical Realities”, International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, Vol1 No 1.2, Quarter II 2010, p 1-39; Nlerum S Okogbule, "An Appraisal of the Legal and Institutional Framework for Combating Corruption in Nigeria", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol 13 Issue 1, 2006, p 92-106; I.S. Ogundiya, “Corruption: The Bane of Democratic Stability in Nigeria”, Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, 2(4), 2010, p 233-241

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Strains and Stresses of Local Governance in Nigeria: An Assessment of the Presidential Model”, African Administrative Sciences, No. 72,2009,p61-78

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Emergency Powers in Nigeria: Legal and Constitutional Issues”, International Review of Politics and Development, Vol. 3 No. 1, January 2005, p 20-41

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Legislature and Intra-Governmental Relations in Nigeria”, in Alabi &Egbewole, op cit, p 99-136

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “‘Quis Custodiet Custodes?’ Interrogating the Scope and Limits of Legislative Power in a Nascent Democracy”, in Alabi and Egbewole, op cit, p 279-313 Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Legislature in National Politics: A Global Scan of Growth, Organisation, and Power”, in Alabi and Egbewole, op cit p 13-45

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Legislature in Nigeria: Origin, Powers and Challenges”, in Hassan Saliu, Isah H. Jimoh, Noah Yusuf, and Emmanuel O. Ojo (eds), Perspectives on Nation-Building and Development in Nigeria: Political and Legal Issues, Lagos: Concept Publications Ltd, 2008, p 53-78

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Legislatures in Africa: A Trajectory of Weakness”, African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Vol 3 No 5, May 2009, p 233-241

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A and Wahab O Egbewole, Perspectives on the Legislature in the Government of Nigeria, Tangier: African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development, 2010

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “The Legislature and Intra-Governmental Relations in Nigeria”, in Alabi &Egbewole, op cit, p 99-136 Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Federal – State Relations in Nigeria: Judicial Interpretation”, in Emmanuel O. Ojo (ed), Challenges of Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria, Ibadan: John Archers (Publishers) Ltd, 2006, p 235-245

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Transfer of Technology and the New International Economic Order: An Appraisal”, Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Vol 11 No 1, 2006,p45-68

Alabi, Mojeed Olujinmi A, “Law Making in Pre-Colonial Yorubaland”, in Toyin Falola and Ann Genova (eds), The Yoruba in Transition: History, Values, and Modernity, Durham: Carolina Academy Press, 2006, p 111-124

Alabi, M O, “The Colonial Origins of the Underdevelopment of African Nations”, in Bayo Lawal and Kola Olugbade (eds), Issues in Contemporary African Social and Political Thought: Readings for Colleges and University Vol I, Ibadan: Vantage Publishers, 1989, p 183-189

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