OLAIS, Prof Christopher Sunday

SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT Professor Christopher Sunday Olais a man of many parts. He is a lawyer, chartered accountant, chartered secre tary, economist and a distinguished scholar. To many people he is better known as a former administrator in the civil service, where he functioned as an internationally acclaimed expert in taxation until he voluntarily retired in 1977. He made substantial contribu tions to the innovations which have enabled the governments throughout the country to increase their rate of tax collection. Professor Ola spent his early life at Ibadan, although he was born at Efon214 education at Agbeni Melodist Pri- Aec^^^^*'*^ maiy School, Ibadan, from 1939 to . „ A . , ' 1945 and completed the secondary u ™r^"**'ftofaso,0h education at Ibadan Grammar SchoS ^S^SnSTTb^ he graduated IIJ^ LUlShE ^wS^^"JF**..0' and a London firm «f /i.i j central Bank of Nigeria. His other (Hugill&Company)*^X ZS 5?SS mairTW"TW* S5SSn»SSiSSS creation of Ondo State m1976, he Institute of Chartered Accountants…