
Vice-President · Nigeria
Yemi Osinbajo
1 recorded engagement, 2022: 1 visit.
Biography
Vice President of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023
Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo () (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian pastor, lawyer, professor, and politician who served as the 14th vice president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he previously served as Attorney General of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and holds the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Born in Lagos in 1957, Osinbajo is a graduate of the University of Lagos and London School of Economics. Shortly thereafter, he started teaching at the University of Lagos while practicing law privately until 1999. That year, Osinbajo was appointed Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the cabinet of Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu. After serving during both of Tinubu's four-year terms, Osinbajo left government in 2007 and returned to his private practice and lecturing along with his divine call of being a Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Prior to the 2015 presidential election, Osinbajo was chosen as the running mate to APC nominee Muhammadu Buhari. Their ticket went on to defeat the then-incumbent duo of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo. Four years later, the ticket was re-elected over...
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Where they travelled
Nigeria Visited or called (darker = more often)
Most-visited countries
Discussion topics
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-03 – 2022-12-06 | Visit | Vietnam · Hanoi |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Yemi Osinbajo leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/yemi-osinbajo.html]