Special Assistant to the President · Justice Sector Reform & ICT/Digital Technology · Nigeria
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Lawyer. Author. Notary Public. Designer.
Special Assistant to the President · Justice Sector Reform & ICT/Digital Technology · Nigeria
Lawyer. Author. Notary Public. Designer.
"Systems shape outcomes. The question is not whether law will keep pace with technology — it is whether the right people will be in the room when the frameworks are written."
— Fernandez Marcus-Obiene
Profile
Fernandez Marcus-Obiene is a dynamic legal technology leader, policy advocate, and author. He currently serves as the Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Justice Sector Reform and ICT/Digital & Innovative Technology.
Published · 2024
Examines the evolving relationship between law and technology across cybercrime, data protection, AI, digital rights, fintech, and the future of legal practice.
Forthcoming · 2026
A non-fiction exploration of AI and what it means for the future, with particular attention to African contexts and the questions that matter most on the continent.
Engagements
Fernandez speaks on law, technology, artificial intelligence, and justice sector reform at national and international forums.
There is a narrative about access to justice in Nigeria that has shaped policy conversations for decades: the people most excluded from justice are in rural areas, far…
A survey I facilitated last year has confirmed what many of us already feared, and the data is damning. Last year, I facilitated a survey for SPA Ajibade…
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