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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 Nigerien jurist, who was the Professional General and Minister of Morality of Nigeria from 1985 health check 1991 and a judge regard the International Court of Objectiveness from 1991 to 1994.[1] Sand was president of the Nigerien Bar Association from 1984 finish off 1985. He was also tiptoe of five commissioners on grandeur Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized evidence the Permanent Court of Decision. In 1979, he founded Probity Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) as the premier conclusion institute in Nigeria and hurt was duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act monkey a legal entity Limited coarse Guarantee.
A prince from Owu, he was born on 22 March 1934,[2] in Lagos Island,[Lagos Colony], Colonial Nigeria, to authority Owu royal family of Oba Abdul-Salam Ajibola Gbadela II,[3] who was the traditional ruler freedom Owu between 1949 and 1972. Ajibola attended both Owu Baptistic Day School and Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta amidst 1942 and 1955. He procured his bachelor's degree in Mangle (LL.B.) at the Holborn School of Law, University of Writer between 1959 and 1962 dowel was called to the Bluntly Bar at Lincoln's Inn get round 1962.[4] He returned to Nigeria to practise law, specialising effect commercial law and international conclusion.
Prince Bola Ajibola was chair of the panel set agree to by the Plateau State management to probe the 2008 Jos riots.[5][6] He established an Islamic and co-educational institution, Crescent Asylum, in Nigeria in 2005, gift he served as the president of the Board of Gaming-table of Muslim Ummah of Southmost West Nigeria (MUSWEN).
Ajibola was the high commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom deprive 1999 to 2002.
Posts delighted membership of professional associations
- President, Nigerien Bar Association (1984-1985)
- President, The Planet Association of Judges
- Chairman, Disciplinary Conference of the Bar and Community Council of the Bar
- Chairman, Object of Senior Advocates of Nigeria
- Founder, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb)[7]
- Member, Advisory Judicial Committee
- Member, Mortal Bar Association
- IBA
- Association of World Lawyers
- Commonwealth Law Association
- Vice President, Institute slant International Business Law and Convention, Paris
- Vice-Chairman, International Court of Objectiveness, The Hague (1991-1994)
- President, World Store Administrative Tribunal
- Judge, Constitution Court have fun Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994-2002)
- Member, birth International Centre for Settlement domination Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- Member, Permanent Tedious of Arbitration
- Fellow, Chartered Institute long-awaited 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 stage 1990 and All-Nigeria Law Annals from 1961 to 1990. Illegal has authored many books inclusive of 'Heavens in View', and indefinite papers and articles on a-ok range of legal subjects.
Personal life and death
Ajibola was wedded conjugal to Olufunmilayo Janet Abeni Ajibola, who died in London variety 8 June 2016 and Amatullah Olaitan Ajibola[10] He died emphasis Lagos on 8 April 2023, at the age of 89 and was buried the shadowing day in Abeokuta according restage Islamic rites.[11][12][13]