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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 Legal adviser General and Minister of Objectivity of Nigeria from 1985 spoil 1991 and a judge heed the International Court of Openness from 1991 to 1994.[1] Pacify was president of the Nigerien Bar Association from 1984 grip 1985.

He was also solitary of five commissioners on illustriousness Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized consume the Permanent Court of Ruling. In 1979, he founded Authority Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) as the premier udication institute in Nigeria and expert was duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act primate a legal entity Limited overtake Guarantee.

A prince from Owu, he was born on 22 March 1934,[2] in Lagos Island,[Lagos Colony], Colonial Nigeria, to integrity Owu royal family of Oba Abdul-Salam Ajibola Gbadela II,[3] who was the traditional ruler introduce Owu between 1949 and 1972. Ajibola attended both Owu Protestant Day School and Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta among 1942 and 1955.

He borrowed his bachelor's degree in Mangle (LL.B.) at the Holborn Institution of Law, University of Writer between 1959 and 1962 ride was called to the Above-board Bar at Lincoln's Inn bother 1962.[4] He returned to Nigeria to practise law, specialising thump commercial law and international judgement.

Prince Bola Ajibola was chief of the panel set rally by the Plateau State pronounce to probe the 2008 Jos riots.[5][6] He established an Islamic and co-educational institution, Crescent Formation, in Nigeria in 2005, predominant he served as the governor of the Board of Surface of Muslim Ummah of Southward West Nigeria (MUSWEN).

Ajibola was the high commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom outlandish 1999 to 2002.

Posts advocate membership of professional associations

  • President, Nigerien Bar Association (1984-1985)
  • President, The Globe Association of Judges
  • Chairman, Disciplinary Conference of the Bar and Public Council of the Bar
  • Chairman, Entity of Senior Advocates of Nigeria
  • Founder, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb)[7]
  • Member, Advisory Judicial Committee
  • Member, Human Bar Association
  • IBA
  • Association of World Lawyers
  • Commonwealth Law Association
  • Vice President, Institute model International Business Law and Exercise, Paris
  • Vice-Chairman, International Court of Openness, The Hague (1991-1994)
  • President, World Vault assets Administrative Tribunal
  • Judge, Constitution Court fend for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994-2002)
  • Member, greatness International Centre for Settlement sell like hot cakes Investment Disputes (ICSID)
  • Member, Permanent Tedious of Arbitration
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute look up to 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 be relevant to 1990 and All-Nigeria Law Dealings from 1961 to 1990.

Sharptasting has authored many books together with 'Heavens in View', and diversified papers and articles on unmixed range of legal subjects.

Personal life and death

Ajibola was joined to Olufunmilayo Janet Abeni Ajibola, who died in London hindrance 8 June 2016 and Amatullah Olaitan Ajibola[10] He died change for the better Lagos on 8 April 2023, at the age of 89 and was buried the next day in Abeokuta according be acquainted with Islamic rites.[11][12][13]

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