▁style , ▁thereby ▁highlight ing ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁people . ▁ ▁B irth ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁D uro ja i ye ▁earned ▁a ▁B Sc ▁( E conom ics ) ▁London , ▁and ▁an ▁LL B , ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Bar r ister ▁and ▁Sol ic itor ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁Policy ▁and ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies , ▁Kur u . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁public ▁sector , ▁including ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁M int . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁System ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . A ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁London ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁D uro ja i ye ▁was ▁an ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 / 8 9 ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁on ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( SD P ), ▁losing ▁to ▁M . K . O . ▁Ab i ola . ▁ ▁Ab i ola ' s ▁subsequent ▁election