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USA Africa Dialogue Series - OLANIPEKUN PAYS TRIBUTE TO AKINJIDE


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Akinjide was a courageous lawyer — Olanipekun

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun

Oladimeji Ramon

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has said a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), who died on Tuesday at the age of 88 years, was a courageous lawyer.

In a condolence message on Wednesday, Olanipekun recalled that before becoming the AGF, Akinjide had served as the NBA President and went down in history as one of the best presidents the NBA has ever had.

He recalled also that Akinjide was among the second generation of lawyers to be conferred with the prestigious SAN title, alongside the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Chief Kehinde Sofola, and the late Chief G.O.K. Ajayi.

Olanipekun said, "Without any gainsaying, Chief Akinjide lived a full cycle, whether as a lawyer, a politician, a scholar or statesman. He made a success of every venture he embarked on. As a lawyer, he was very prodigious, forensic, profound, dynamic, courageous and seminal.

"He distinguished himself as one of the most outstanding Presidents of the NBA. Between 1979 and 1983, he served as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. At a point in time, he was also the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, while for several years, he was the Chairman of the Body of Senior of Advocates of Nigeria. In effect, he assumed and occupied every available space and position in the legal profession, and in all of them, he creditably discharged himself."

In the same vein, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria branch, to which he was a member, also described the late Akinjide as an outstanding pillar of the legal profession in Nigeria.

The Chairman of the CIArb, Mr Olatunde Busari (SAN), said in a statement that Akinjide was one of the pioneer members of the institute and worked assiduously at ensuring that the  Nigerian branch was created.

"He was an active and strong supporter of the Nigeria branch and served as a member of faculty. For many years, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), was one of the leading arbitrators in the field of Oil and Gas and has published many articles and awards to his credit.

"As an elder statesman, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) left indelible prints in the annals of history of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," the CIArb Chairman said.

Copyright PUNCH.

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