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Bamidele A. Ojo
Born (1960-04-07) April 7, 1960 (age 63)
Ibadan, Nigeria
NationalityNigeria/USA
Alma materObafemi Awolowo University
Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Bordeaux
University of Nottingham
Websitealpha.fdu.edu/~ojo

Bamidele Adesegun Ojo (born April 7, 1960) is a Nigerian and American political scientist, author and professor emeritus of political science and international studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.[1]

Education

Ojo holds B.Sc, M.Sc., M.Phil, LLM, and Ph.D.degrees. He received his degrees; a B.Sc in Political Science, an M.Sc in International Relations and Diploma in French from the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University); An M.phil (DEA) in African Studies and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Bordeaux 1 in France; An LLM in international Law from the University of Nottingham, England and a DIHL in International Humanitarian law, among other degrees.

Career

Ojo's areas of expertise include African politics, geography and world issues, globalization, human rights, international law, international relations, political violence, and terrorism. He is actively involved in Nigerian politics and was appointed by President Obasanjo as the chairman of the Governing Council of the Michael Imodu National Institute for labour studies (2005–2006)[2] and appointed by former Nigerian President Yar'Adua as member of the National Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research in 2009.[3] A Fulbright senior scholar for teaching and research at the University of Lagos in 2001-2002,[4] Adesegun Ojo[5] was a governorship aspirant in Ekiti state, Nigeria in 2003 and 2006 [6] under the Nigerian ruling party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[7]

Ojo was also a member of the Nigerian national delegation to the annual conference of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2006.[8][9][10]

Selected publications

Selected Panel discussions and interviews

References

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  4. ^ "2017-2018 - Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)". www.fdu.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ^ Ariyibi, Gbenga (2006-11-17). "Nigeria: Hoodlums Attack Ekiti PDP Guber Aspirant". Vanguard (Lagos). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.thenationonlineng.net".
  7. ^ "PDP Guber Primaries - Osunbor, Akala, Andy Uba Pick Tickets". www.lyncmigration.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. ^ "Reference at www.ilo.org" (PDF).
  9. ^ Obama and Africa: Understanding the Framework for President Obama’s Foreign Policy in Africa” "African Renaissance"., Volume 7,Number 1,
  10. ^ "UNU International Courses (UNU/IC)". unu.edu. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Reference at www.adonisandabbey.com".
  12. ^ "AfricaBib | Search results". www.africabib.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  13. ^ "2013-09-26 Political Crisis in Nigeria". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  14. ^ "2012-01-03 The Latest Situation in Nigeria". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  15. ^ "2011-06-06 Nigeria in Post Election Violence". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  16. ^ Live Stream on www.newstalk93fm.com.
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