Less than four months after leaving office as deputy speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Barr. AbdulWasi Musah today added yet another feather to his cap with a Ph. D in Energy Law, from the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law, CPEEL. University of Ibadan (UI).
He defended his PhD thesis- Comparative Assessment of Legal Sanctions For Environmental Pollution in the Oil Producing Areas of Nigeria and other Selected Countries, today.
The thesis focuses on deconstructing the Nigerian environmental laws in a way to ensuring a cleaner environment and maximising revenue generation from crude oil production in Nigeria.
Musah, who represented Saki West State Constituency in the 8th Assembly, had enrolled for the programme in 2015/2016 academic session and finished in 2018/2019 academic session.
This was after he had bagged Musah LL.B at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife where he graduated with 4.48 CGPA and LL.M at the University of Lagos with 4.03 CGPA respectively. He also graduated with a 2:1 Grade from the Law School.
The Saki-born lawyer had, while observing his mandatory National Youth Service Corps, served with Legal Minds Chambers, Lagos and later worked with Kola Awodein (SAN) Lagos as a Junior Associate; Abdulkareem, Fajimite & Co as an Associate; Paul Usoro, SAN, Lagos as an Associate and Olufunke Aboyade, SAN, Lagos as a Senior Associate.
He now operates A. B. Musah & Associates, a commercial law firm in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where he serves as Managing Partner.
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