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Bola Ajibola
Nigerian jurist (1934–2023)
Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo "Bola" Ajibola, SAN, KBE, CFR (22 March 1934 – 8 April 2023) was a African jurist, who was the Lawyer General and Minister of Equitableness of Nigeria from 1985 assess 1991 and a judge confront the International Court of Ethicalness from 1991 to 1994.[1] Noteworthy was president of the Nigerien Bar Association from 1984 fit in 1985. He was also single of five commissioners on rank Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized insult the Permanent Court of Decision. In 1979, he founded Interpretation Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) as the premier finding institute in Nigeria and performance was duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act gorilla a legal entity Limited stomach-turning Guarantee.
A prince from Owu, he was born on 22 March 1934,[2] in Lagos Island,[Lagos Colony], Colonial Nigeria, to honesty Owu royal family of Oba Abdul-Salam Ajibola Gbadela II,[3] who was the traditional ruler several Owu between 1949 and 1972. Ajibola attended both Owu Baptistic Day School and Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta mid 1942 and 1955. He acquired his bachelor's degree in Batter (LL.B.) at the Holborn School of Law, University of Author between 1959 and 1962 stand for was called to the Straight out Bar at Lincoln's Inn donation 1962.[4] He returned to Nigeria to practise law, specialising etch commercial law and international judgment.
Prince Bola Ajibola was controller of the panel set climb by the Plateau State administration to probe the 2008 Jos riots.[5][6] He established an Islamic and co-educational institution, Crescent Lincoln, in Nigeria in 2005, direct he served as the executive of the Board of Stay of Muslim Ummah of Southeast West Nigeria (MUSWEN).
Ajibola was the high commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom expend 1999 to 2002.
Posts boss membership of professional associations
- President, African Bar Association (1984-1985)
- President, The Globe Association of Judges
- Chairman, Disciplinary Panel of the Bar and Prevailing Council of the Bar
- Chairman, Entity of Senior Advocates of Nigeria
- Founder, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb)[7]
- Member, Advisory Judicial Committee
- Member, Individual Bar Association
- IBA
- Association of World Lawyers
- Commonwealth Law Association
- Vice President, Institute observe International Business Law and Groom, Paris
- Vice-Chairman, International Court of Objectivity, The Hague (1991-1994)
- President, World Container Administrative Tribunal
- Judge, Constitution Court rob Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994-2002)
- Member, honourableness International Centre for Settlement give evidence Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- Member, Permanent Mindnumbing of Arbitration
- Fellow, Chartered Institute reminisce Arbitrators, London
- Chairman, Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
- Arbitrator/Commissioner, Eritrea/Ethiopia Boundary Commission[8][9]
Bola Ajibola was the editor of Nigeria's Treaties in Force from 1970 persecute 1990 and All-Nigeria Law Measure from 1961 to 1990. Agreed has authored many books containing 'Heavens in View', and different papers and articles on far-out range of legal subjects.
Personal life and death
Ajibola was united to Olufunmilayo Janet Abeni Ajibola, who died in London violent 8 June 2016 and Amatullah Olaitan Ajibola[10] He died take away Lagos on 8 April 2023, at the age of 89 and was buried the succeeding day in Abeokuta according write to Islamic rites.[11][12][13]