Muiz Banire

Muiz Banire
SAN
National Legal Adviser, All Progressive Congress
Personal details
Political party All Progressives Congress (formerly Action Congress)
Alma mater University of Lagos

Muiz Banire P.hD SAN is a lawyer and activist who served as three-term commissioner of Lagos State.[1] He is currently National Legal Adviser of the All Progressive Congress, Nigeria’s Ruling Party.[2]

Banire served his compulsory Youth Service with the Legal Aid Council and was later attached to Gani Fawehinmi 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 University of Lagos from 1991 till 2010 lecturing in private and Property Law.[3]

He was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2015[4] and appointed a Bencher of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2017.

Political career

Muiz Banire was appointed Special adviser to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in 1999 and subsequently named Commissioner of Transportation in the same year which he served as till 2007. During his tenure, he created the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)[5] to combat the state’s growing problem with automotive congestion.  He also initiated the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to improve capacity and reliability relating to conventional bus systems[6].

Under Babatunde Raji Fashola’s administration, he was appointed as Commissioner of Environment and made combatting Lagos flooding through the implantation of state-wide drainages a priority and Lagos’ role in combatting the world wide problem of climate change was actively pursued.[7]

He served as the National Legal Adviser to the former Action Congress of Nigeria and following the creation of the All Progressives Congress, he was elected National Legal Adviser at the National Convention in 2014.[8] He offered to step aside from the latter post in November 2016, following an allegation of bribery of a judge but the offer was rejected by the party.[2][9][10] The judge involved has since been charged with unjust enrichment through solicitation, under false pretences, financial assistance from several Senior Advocates thus vindicating Banire.[11]

Activism

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.[12]

Personal life

He is married to Jemilat Olufunmilayo Banire[13] and they have four children.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "DR MUIZ BANIRE (SAN)Youngstars Foundation - Africa's unique life changing youth organization operating from Abuja, Nigeria". youngstarsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. 1 2 "APC rejects Banire’s voluntary resignation".
  3. ↑ Parallelus. ":.M. A. Banire & Associates:.". mabandassociates.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Olanipekun's son, Muiz Banire, 19 others become SAN". The NEWS. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. ↑ "I NEVER BETRAYED TINUBU BUT TOLD HIM THE TRUTH - Muiz Banire (SAN) • Global News". Global News. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. ↑ THEWILL. "OPINION: 2015: DR. MUIZ BANIRE, THE MAN TO SUCCEED FASHOLA IN LAGOS STATE | THEWILL". thewillnigeria.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Lagos Unveils Measures To Combat Climate Change". TheNigerianVoice.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  8. ↑ "MUIZ BANIRE elected APC legal adviser". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  9. ↑ "APC’s legal adviser steps aside over bribery allegation". News. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Muiz Banire offers to step aside over EFCC investigation". Vanguard News. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  11. ↑ siteadmin (2017-07-01). "EFCC Files Charges Against National Industrial Court Justice, Agbabu-Fishim". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  12. ↑ "Banire charges youths to organize themselves to effect positive change". Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  13. ↑ "MUIZ BANIRE’S WIFE, FUNMI HOLDS CLASSY 50TH".
  14. ↑ "DR MUIZ BANIRE (SAN)Youngstars Foundation - Africa's unique life changing youth organization operating from Abuja, Nigeria". youngstarsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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