Birth and early career

Durojaiye earned a BSc (Economics) London, and an LLB, London. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1979, and is a Barrise Supreme Court of Nigeria. He also graduated from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. He worked for 35 years in the Nigerian public sector, including 28 years as a Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Mint. He worked with the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve System in the U.S.A and the City University London between 1964 and 1982.

Political career

Durojayi was an elected member of the 1988/89 Constituent Assembly. In 1992 he was a candidate to run for President of Nigeria on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), losing to M.K.O. Abiola. Abiola's subsequent election as president was quashed by General Ibrahim Babangida, leading to a return to military rule. In December 1996 Durojayi was arrested by the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and was imprisoned for 560 days and mistreated while in jail. A June 1997 report stated the 63-year-old lawyer was reportedly in poor health and suffering from high blood pressure caused by his treatment. Amnesty International designated him a prisoner of conscience and campaigned for his release.


Durojaiye was an elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999-2003). After taking his seat in the Senate he was appointed to committees on Judiciary, Establishment (Chairman) and Special Projects. In December 2002 he recommended a life jail-term for anyone who perpetrated election fraud. He won the AD primaries to represent the party in the Ogun East constituency in the 2003 elections, although he was threatened with legal action by Chief Adamo Olayinka Yesufu, a rival for the nomination. In the event, the PDP candidate Tokunbo Ogunbanjo won the election

Durojaiye's wife Florence Olufunso Adejoke died on 6 June 2009, aged 72, in Ikeja, two months after she and her husband had marked their 50th wedding anniversary. She was survived by her husband, six children and many grandchildren. In a March 2010 interview Durojaiye, now in his late 70s, spoke out against the covert way in which President Umaru Yar'Adua's illness was being handled, with the President smuggled back into Nigeria at night and no reports issued on his condition.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olabiyi_Durojaiye

Olabiyi Durojaiye was born in 1933 and is 83 years young

Many young people are out dere with d same qualifications who will be more vigorous than this man DAT will soon be senile, if not self...

Pls why will chairman of NCC be an 83 year old man? Are we so positive that no one younger is qualified? When he was in his prime Niger was the norm. And now he is a chairman of communications corporation for the country.

Though qualified, but why this old grand dad, heading a modern outfit. Why.

old tho but his profile is impressive just hope he deliver

remexy:
Pls why will chairman of NCC be an 83 year old man? Are we so positive that no one younger is qualified? When he was in his prime Niger was the norm. And now he is a chairman of communications corporation for the country.

He will serve as the chairman of the board and not as the chief executive. The chairman is a part time position and he does not participate in the day to day running of the organization. The Vice chairman is the chief executive and the accounting officer of the commission and he is responsible for the day to day running of the commission.

At age 82 or so, Jonathan appointed Christopher Kolade as chief executive of sure-p and nobody complained about his age. Senator Durojaye is not too old for a part time board chairmanship position.

Taking up space that could easily have been occupied by a younger individual

When will the youths ever become the leaders of tomorrow in this country ?

THIS IS JUST TO REHABILITATE THE MAN.

83??

ok

EMMYLBANKS:
old tho but his profile is impressive just hope he deliver

Deliver what exactly

hahahahahahhahahaa

Why is Nigeria this backward? Some young men have same qualification n can equally perform better.

Seen

hmm

I see this pictures and am convinced, we're the leaders of tomorrow!!

83 years old, sorry young? Enough of Mr. President senility.

And efcc put their age limit for employment of young graduates st 26-27.
Banks 25.
lack of direction.

You voted a grandpa to be president therefore no one should complain that he is 83

Seriously? What sort of appointment is this? What does an 83 year old great grand father have to offer this crumbling country.

Na wah o,is there no younger person to do this job... How agile can an 83year old man be?? They will just hasten the man's death with stress.

What is an 83yr old man doing in public service? This Buhari sef, he wants to clone himself in NCC, as if being Minister of Petroleum neva do am.
Well I hope the great grand pa would be forward thinking, unlike our dullard head of state

Woooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!

Buhari has appointed another youth again

Yes, its time my grandfather joins the youth ministry

seunmsg:

He will serve as the chairman of the board and not as the chief executive. The chairman is a part time position and he does not participate in the day to day running of the organization. The Vice chairman is the chief executive and the accounting officer of the commission and he is responsible for the day to day running of the commission.
At age 82 or so, Jonathan appointed Christopher Kolade as chief executive of sure-p and nobody complained about his age. Senator Durojaye is not too old for a part time board chairmanship position.

Zombies are always representing

And yet they call us(youth) leaders of tomorrow...

Buhari nna, Wetin the youths do you that you fitn't forgive? Are we no longer leaders of tomorrow? Why all these set backs and traffic jams na? Inshort, this man ya wa self, him for bring him son than him accepting the offer na. ...

And yet they call us(youth) leaders of tomorrow... Which tomorrow?

seunmsg:


He will serve as the chairman of the board and not as the chief executive. The chairman is a part time position and he does not participate in the day to day running of the organization. The Vice chairman is the chief executive and the accounting officer of the commission and he is responsible for the day to day running of the commission.

At age 82 or so, Jonathan appointed Christopher Kolade as chief executive of sure-p and nobody complained about his age. Senator Durojaye is not too old for a part time board chairmanship position.

I thought we're in an era of change, why then are you drawing parallels with the previous administration?
Let's not talk with water in our mouth, an 83yr old man is too old for that position, even if he holds the position in an advisory capacity.

Not surprised .He experimented with Daura, it worked for him and was cheered up by the zombies. He then again tried it with Hamid Ali it went unchallenged. Then the loop continues with the likes of Sagay, Kyira, Babachir, etal.

So if i no get job now that means i fit still get job even@ 50 to 100 year.

Buhari hw market for dis yr age employment