Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf is a Nigerian lawyer, barrister and Justice of the supreme Court.
She seconds justice Adah at the Asaba Division of the Court of Appeal and occupies 31st seniority position on the roll call of the judges.
She is the only female member of the five-man panel court presiding over the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal ( PEPT).
In this post, ENigeria newspapers will guide you through the biography family and career of Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf.
Profile Summary
Name: Misitura.O. Bolaji-Yusuf
Born: 7th August, 1959
State of origin: Oyo West, Oyo State
Education: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Marital status: Married
Early Life
The jurist was born on 7th August, 1959 in Oyo West LGA of Oyo State.
Education
She grew up in Oyo State and had her early education there. After completion of her secondary education, she obtained her LL.B degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1983. She then attended the Nigerian Law School in Lagos before being called to bar.
Family
She is happily married with children.
Career
After being called to bar in 1984, She served in the judicial system for sometime before being appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Oyo State on January 30, 1997, and later elevated to the Court of Appeal on March 24, 2014.
While serving as a judge of the High Court of Oyo, Justice Bolaji-Yusuf issued an order that invalidated the steps taken by the then acting Chief Judge of Oyo, Justice Afolabi Adeniran, which led to the illegal removal of the then governor, Rashidi Ladoja.
Although the Acting Chief Judge withdrew the case from her, her ruling insighted the entire impeachment process which was later nullified by the Supreme Court and reinstated Ladoja in a judgement delivered on November 11, 2006.
She also rulled the judgment of the three-man panel of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal that affirmed the first-term election of Governor Godwin Obaseki in June 2017. She was on the panel that affirmed that candidates of the Obaseki-faction were the authentic candidates to participate in the 2023 elections.
She currently occupied the 31st seniority position of the list of Judges of the supreme Court and the longest serving judge among the five judges on the panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
