John Gaul Lebo
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John Gaul Lebo | |
|---|---|
 Lebo in 2017 | |
| Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly | |
| Constituency | Abi State Constituency |
| In office June 2011 – June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1972 |
| Spouse | Barr. Binta Gaul Lebo |
| Alma mater | University of Calabar Calabar Nigeria |
| Occupation | State legislator |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Gaul Lebo (born 15 March 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and former member of the Cross River State House of Assembly. He is affiliated with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and has been active in legislative duties and public service within Cross River State.[citation needed]
Lebo qualified as a Barrister at Law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1998. He holds qualifications in business and law from Regenesys Business School, the Institute of Parliamentary and Political Law.[1][2] Lebo lectured in law at the University of Abuja and served as the managing editor of Law Reports of Nigeria.
Political career
Lebo was elected as Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly on 10 June 2015.[3] He served as the pioneer chairman of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria),[4] Speakers' Forum and Secretary of the Speakers' Forum Ad-Hoc Committee on the constitutional amendment of Nigeria.[5]
On 10 May 2024, Lebo had announced his departure from the PDP, according to a letter addressed to the ward chairman of the party in Adadama Council Ward, Adadama, Abi local government area of Cross River State.[6][7]