Biography

Honourable Justice  Mohammed Lekan Owolabi was born on the 1^st April, 1968 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, a native of Saki, in Saki West Local Government Area. Oyo State. He obtained his Primary Education at Parapo Community Grammer School. Oyo from 1981 – 1986, and further attended Ansar UD Deen High School, Saki. Oyo state where he obtained his A Level certificate in 1988. He obtained he LLB Degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1992, proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, and was called to the Nigerian Bar as a qualified Solicitor and Advocate of Nigeria in 1993.

Honourable Justice Mohammed Lekan Owolabi has served as a Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association of Nigeria, Ibandan Branch. And was called to bench as a Judge in on the 27^th of May, 2013.

As a Judge, Honourable Justice Mohammed Lekan Owolabi has served in various ad hoc committees of the Oyo state Judiciary:

1. Member, committee on Selection of Eligible Officers of Oyo State Judiciary to attend both Local and International Conferences for the year 2015 and 2016.
2. Committee on Review on High Court (Civil Procedure Rules) of Oyo state.
3. Committee on Formulation of Rules for the Implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Oyo State.

During his 9 years at the bench, he has served at Ibadan Judicial Division from June – September 2013, Oyo Judicial Division from 2013 to 2016, Ibadan Judicial Division from 2016 to 2019, and currently at Ogbomoso Judicial Division.