Olabiyi Durojaiye was elected Senator for the Ogun East constituency of Ogun State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy platform.
10 Facts About Olabiyi Durojaiye
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Olabiyi Durojaiye used the tribal title Otunba as a pre-nominal style, thereby highlighting his position as a chieftain of the Yoruba people.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1979, and was a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye graduated from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye 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.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye worked with the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve System in the USA and the City University London between 1964 and 1982.
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In December 1996 Olabiyi Durojaiye was arrested by the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and was imprisoned for 560 days and mistreated while in jail.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye was an elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye 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.
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Olabiyi Durojaiye was survived by her husband, six children and many grandchildren.