Abdulwasiu Azeez Wiridi

Background:

Abdulwasiu Azeez Wiridi is a native of Ilorin, Kwara State and was born on the 26th day of May, 1988.

He attended Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin, Kwara an institution affiliated to Bayero University Kano, Kano State between 2007 and 2009 for his Diploma in Law program.

He was admitted to University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria to study Common and Islamic Law in 2011 and obtained his LL.B (Hons.) in 2016. While in school he was a Honourable member of the Students Representative Council (SRC), Faculty of law between 2013-2014 and 2015-2016.

He proceeded to Nigerian Law School for his Barrister at Law Degree (BL) and was called to the Nigerian Bar on the 12th day of December, 2017.

He joined the Law firm of Yusuf O. Ali & Co. as tutelage counsel during his compulsory one year National Youth Service Corps in 2017 and has been with the firm until he was fully employed as an Associate in the firm on the 1st October, 2020.

DEPARTMENT / AREA OF SPECIALISATION

His area of interest includes but not limited to Aviation law, Corporate and Commercial law, Alternative Dispute Resolutions (Arbitration), Election Petition, Maritime law, general legal practice and research.

Membership:

• Nigeria Bar Association
• Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria

HOBBIES:

meeting people, reading, traveling and listening to music.

Contacts:

Email: awzwiridi@yusufali.net, abdulwasiuwiridi@gmail.com

Office:

Ilorin.