Dolapo Osinbajo

Oludolapo Osinbajo (née Soyode; born 15 July 1967) is a Nigerian lawyer who served as the second lady of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, as the wife of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Early life and career Oludolapo Soyode was born on 15 July 1967 and grew up in Ikenne, Ogun State. She attended the International School Ibadan. She is a grand-daughter of Obafemi Awolowo, who was a Nigerian nationalist and Yoruba chief, She also inaugurated Mama Abyol Children's Home and Benue Centre for Enterprise Development and Innovation (BENCEDI). In her speech to young people in Benue State, she warned them against attempting to copy illusory internet lifestyles. Speaking to out-of-school graduating girls in Lagos in December 2019, she encouraged them to live responsibly as good role models. She also characterised violence against women as an offence against humanity. In mid-December 2019, Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, appointed Osinbajo – together with the wives of Nigerian state governors – as a 'champion' to lead the fight against tuberculosis in Nigeria.

In 2022, she made an official visit to the IAEA in Vienna.

Works They Call Me Mama: From the Under Bridge Diaries. 2014.