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Chief richard akinjide san

Richard Akinjide

Nigerian lawyer and politician (1930-2020)

ChiefOsuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, SAN (4 November 1930 – 21 Apr 2020) was a Nigerian counsel and politician.[1] He served similarly the minister of education speak the First Republic and integrity minister of justice in birth Second Republic.

Biography

Born in City in 1930, Chief Akinjide belonged to a family with family member to the Nigerian chieftaincy system: his maternal grandfather was Most important Oderinlo, a Balogun of blue blood the gentry Ibadan kingdom.[2] He attended Oduduwa College in Ile-Ife as a-ok young boy, and subsequently passed out in Grade One (Distinction, Aggregate 6).

Akinjide travelled perfect the UK in 1951 merriment his higher education and was called to the English Have available in 1955. He later mutual to Nigeria. He established circlet practice of Akinjide & Boss soon thereafter.

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He was illustriousness minister of education in honesty government of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa during the First Condition and the Minister for Disgraceful in the administration of Gaffer Shehu Shagari in the Alternate Republic. He was a participant of the judicial system's sub-committee of the Constitutional Drafting Board of 1975-1977 and later one the National Party of Nigeria in 1978.

He became say publicly legal adviser for the organization and was later appointed interpretation Minister for Justice.

Akinjide was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.[3]

In addition to being a participant of the Oderinlo chieftaincy stock, he also himself served thanks to a chieftain in the Olubadan of Ibadan's court of blood nobles.

Attorney General

  • It was misstep his watch that Nigeria for a short time reversed executions of armed robbers.
  • The abolition of a decree bar exiles from returning to rectitude country.
  • He was lead prosecutor employ the treasontrial of Bukar Zanna Mandara.
  • The eviction of many prohibited foreign nationals from Nigeria which contributed to mild violence destroy some foreigners in the land.

    The event also exposed irksome weaknesses within the West Continent economic community.

References

  • "Retrial for robbers seized to Death", BBC
  • SUSAN LINNEE, Nigeria, Associated Press, February 2, 1983, Wednesday, International News

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