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Babafemi Badejo is a Nigerian academic, writer[1] and diplomat.[2]

Early life and education

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Badejo was born on 4 March 1955, in Ijebu Ode[3] He attended Saint Saviours Primary School, Italowajoda, Ijebu Ode and Baptist Primary School, Ereko, Ijebu Ode. He finished at Ijebu Ode Grammar School, Ijebu Ode before proceeding to the University of Lagos in 1973 for his first degree in political science. He completed his Ph.D. in political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), US in 1982[4] and later LL.B., Bachelor of Law, University of Lagos, Nigeria. January 1990. He was called to the Nigerian Bar as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 12 December 1990.[5]

Life and career

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Badejo married Adejumoke Odusanya on 9 September 1977, and they have three daughters, a son and grandchildren. They jointly set up Yintab Private Academy, providing education from Crèche to Senior Secondary School.[6] Badejo's interest in the game of chess, led to the sponsorship of the Femi Badejo National Chess Tournament in 2002, by the Femi Badejo Foundation in conjunction with the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF)[7]

On 2 October 1991, the Minister of External Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved his participation in the 46th Session of the UN General Assembly as Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his bid for the position of the UN Secretary General.[8][9]

He formally left his academic career at the University of Lagos in 1996 for a career in peace operations at the United Nations, from which he retired on 31 March 2017. He served in many conflict areas, including Somalia, Liberia,[10] Guinea-Bissau and Darfur Sudan. During an 11 years stay in Nairobi, Kenya at the UN Political Office for Somalia,[11] he was appointed Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, (DSRSG) for Somalia.[12][13]

Upon his retirement from the UN, he founded and headed Yintab Strategy Consults (YSC) in April 2017. In this capacity, he has played a key role for the African Union (AU), and the Addis Ababa branch of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Here, he designed the operationalisation of the African Union Humanitarian Agency.[14] as well as worked on the Four-pillar Interlinkages for West and Central Africa in a consultancy for the UN ECA.[15] He also consulted for the ECOWAS 2050 Vision Programme.  He also served as an adviser to the Office of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain from 2018 to 2020[16] and in those years, served on the Bahraini delegation to the UN General Assembly.[16] He currently advises His Excellency, Jose Ramos-Horta, and the President of Leste-Timorese on relations with Africa.[17]

Contributions in Research and Development

Babafemi A. Badejo returned to the classroom becoming a professor at Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria, beginning 11 March 2021. He is widely published in a number of academic journals, books, and chapters in books including a Best Seller on Kenya (Raila Odinga: An Enigma in Kenyan Politics, 2006).[18] He has shared his thoughts on a number of touching issues, especially around corruption, leadership deficit, governance and political economy of Africa on different newspapers and social media. Through one of his most recent books titled: Nigerians’ Views on National Turmoil: A Situational Quadruple Nexus Analysis, he advanced the Situational Quadruple Nexus Analysis, as an explanatory framework that is central for an understanding of the absence of peace and security, development, human rights and humanitarianism in Africa.

He is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association. He obtained certifications in mediation/arbitration. He is a member of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse Panel of Neutrals; Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitration U.K.; and Associate member, of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria.[19] Babafemi A. Badejo is also a co-opted Member, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) National Executive Council 2024-2026, and was subsequently appointed Chairman, NBA Anti-Corruption Committee, 2024-2026, under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA President.[20]

Badejo received 2025 Nelson Mandela Distinguished Africanist Award, by the African Annual Conference at the University of Texas at Austin - a lifetime achievement award.[21] The spirit of this award was reflected in a summation by Toyin Falola at Badejo's 70th birthday lecture in March 2025, when he was described “as a shining example of the quest to make the world a better place, by consistently churning out reflective ideas, thoughts and works on the democratic and developmental experiences of Africa ...”[22] He also received recognition and commendation from the President of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of the same 70th Birthday Celebration.[23] A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, affirmed Badejo's impactful career at the United Nations, the African Union, and academia. The Nigerian President applauded Badejo's contributions to the peace processes in Somalia, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, and Sudan and his pivotal role in the Djibouti Initiative for peace in Somalia, which laid the foundation for national governance structures in Somalia after a decade of strife.

On the 2nd of November, 2025, Prof. Babafemi Badejo was decorated with the "Djibouti National Order of 27 June 1977" by the Prime Minister on behalf of the President. This state honor was bestowed for expert mediation and sustained support for Somali peace, specifically acknowledging the enduring impact of the Arta Peace Conference (2000) on Somalia's modern governance.[24][25]

Badejo is a professor of Political Science and International Relations who has written over 50 academic publications. These include Books, Team Publications, Referred Articles, Monographs and Chapters in books, as well as other major research work in progress. These include books on Kenya, Nigeria and recently, on Somalia titled, "Somalia Just Before Al-Shabaab: Why Peace Was Elusive" referred to by David Stephen, former UN Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia with the concurrence of Richard Sklar of UCLA, as “an indispensable source book for academics and for the international community”.[26] His book on Kenya described by Ibrahim A. Gambari, former Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN as “compulsory reading for those seeking to understand Kenyan (indeed African) politics with all their contradictions, challenges and possibilities.” Badejo gave the maiden Inaugural Lecture titled: “Interests”, at Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria.[27] In addition, he has over 150 think pieces in major news outlets.

References

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  1. ↑ Listnerd (20 February 2014). "Most famous Writers from Nigeria". Rankly. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Nyaknno, Osso (28 November 2016). "BADEJO, Dr. Babafemi". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation Nigeria Blerf's WHO'S WHO IN NIGERIA (Online). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Ephraim, Solutions (4 March 2018). "Celebrate Dr. Babafemi Badejo on His Birthday". Ephraim Solutions Entertainment Blog. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Crouch, Winston (June 1987). A History of the Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles 1920-1987. Available online: Department of Political Science, Los Angeles. p. 79.
  5. ↑ Unini, Chioma (3 July 2020). "Chief Babafemi A. Badejo (Ph.D) Member NBA Lagos Applauds and Endorses Joyce Oduah, FICMC for Speaking out against Corruption in Nigeria". The Nigerian Lawyers. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Yintab Private Academy, Ikorodu". Educliq. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ↑ George, Akpayen (9 August 2002). "Nigeria: Femi Badejo Chess Cup". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Olusegun, Obasanjo (2014). My Watch; Early Life and the Military. OOPL: Kachifo Limited Prestige imprint. pp. 369–378. ISBN 978-978-53163-0-8.
  9. ↑ Tolulope, Ogunwobi (14 July 2008). "Chess and the Nigerian Child: Challenges and Prospects". Chess Heights Media. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. ↑ United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (2010). Second Generation Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Practices in Peace Operations. A Contribution to the New Horizon Discussion on Challenges and Opportunities for UN Peacekeeping. United Nations. p. 67.
  11. ↑ The Humanitarian (1 August 2005). "UN envoy to facilitate dialogue within divided gov't". The Humanitarian. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  12. ↑ United Nations News (7 November 2005). "UN Condemns assassination attempt on Somali Prime Minister". UN News. Retrieved 12 September 2021.[permanent dead link]
  13. ↑ Voice of America Archive (31 October 2009). "Somali Officials Discuss Relocation of Government". VOA Archive. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  14. ↑ Babafemi, Badejo (21 October 2019). "DRAFT A STUDY ON THE MODALITIES FOR THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE AFRICAN HUMANITARIAN AGENCY" (PDF). African Union.
  15. ↑ United Nations, Economic Commissions for Africa (January 2022). "Interlinkages between the development, peace and security, human rights and humanitarian pillars in West and Central Africa" (PDF). UNECA. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. 1 2 United Nations (7 October 2022). "SHORT BIOS Panellists for the Nexus Webinar on Friday 7 October 2022" (PDF).
  17. ↑ Premium Times https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/535577-hope-in-timor-leste-musings-from-the-2022-presidential-inauguration-by-babafemi-a-badejo.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 5 October 2024. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Badejo, Babafemi Adesina (2006). Raila Odinga: an enigma in Kenyan politics. Lagos; Nairobi: Yintab Books. ISBN 978-978-37208-8-6.
  19. ↑ "Babafemi A. Badejo, Author at Kujenga Amani". Kujenga Amani. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  20. ↑ Edokwe, Bridget (4 February 2025). "NBA President Announces Appointment and Composition of Committees to Drive Professional Excellence". NBA BLOG. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  21. ↑ Agbo, Emmanuel (30 March 2025). "Scholar Babafemi Badejo clinches 2025 Nelson Mandela Distinguished Africanist award". Premium Times. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Admin (16 March 2025). "Power, Privilege and Philosophy in Africa: Excerpts from the Professor Badejo at 70 Lecture - Toyin Falola Network". Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  23. ↑ Nda-Isaiah, Jonathan (4 March 2025). "Tinubu Congratulates Professor Badejo At 70". Leadership. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  24. ↑ Ihedigbo, Stanley. "Djibouti honours Prof Femi Badejo for role in foundational Somali peace process - The Mirror Newspaper". The Mirror Newspaper - Nigerian News, Breaking News. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  25. ↑ Package, The Business. "Nigerian Diplomat, Badejo Honored by Djibouti for Contributions to Somali Peace Process". THE BUSINESS PACKAGE. Retrieved 25 February 2026. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  26. ↑ "Somalia Just Before Al-Shabaab: Why Peace Was Elusive". African books collective. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  27. ↑ "Inaugural Lecture Series 001: 'Interests' Delivered By Prof. Babafemi A. Badejo". Chrisland University. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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