By Henry Ojelu

After 27 years of successful law practice, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem, was formerly conferred with rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, last month.

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Born to the family of the late Honourable Justice Boonyamin Oladiran

Kazeem, a former Solicitor- General of the Federation and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Princess Jemilat Adetoun Kazeem, Adeniji Kazeem  is also the grandson of the late Oba Adeniji-Adele of Lagos.

Kazeem holds a 2nd class upper degree in law from the University of Lagos.  He also holds a Master’s of Law degree in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

Kazeem started his professional career as a Consultant with the international consulting and accounting firm, Arthur Andersen (now KPMG Professional Services) as a staff of the Tax and Regulatory services division of the firm. After five years with the firm, he voluntarily resigned in 1996 and established the law firm of Adeniji Kazeem & Co.

In October 2015, he was appointed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice for Lagos State and remains in that office till date.