Richard Osuolale Abimbola AKINJIDE

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

AKINJIDE

First Name

Richard

Other Names

Osuolale Abimbola

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

November 4. 1931,

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Oyo

Place of Birth

Ibadan

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Elizabeth Adesola Okeowo 1956,

Names of Children

Has seven children

Profession

Legal practitioner
Elder statesman
Politician

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St Peter's School, Aremo, Ibadan, 1937-42, Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife, 1943- 49, University of London, England, 1952- 56

Educational Qualification

LL.B,

Previous Appointments

called to the Bar, Inner Temple, London, 1956; Clerk, Cooperative Department, Ibadan and Benin 1952; engaged in private legal practice, 1956; elected member of Parliament, Ibadan South-East Constituency, 1959-66; appointed Federal Minister of Education, 1965-66; President, Nigerian Bar Association, 1970-73; member, Editorial Board, Nigerian, Monthly Law Reports; in political detention, 1962; member, Nigerian Delegation to the United Nations, 1960;member,Nigerian Delegation to All African Peoples Conferences, Accra, 1958; member. Governing Council, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, 1975-76; Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, University ofJos, 1976; appointed Minister of Justice, 1979-83; Federal Government's Chief Strategist on Bakassi, since 1994; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, 1978;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

member, defunct National Party of Nigeria, 1978-83; National Legal Adviser and Governorship Candidate, Oyo State, 1979; member and presidential aspirant People's Democratic Party;

Hobbies

golf, farming;

Phone Number

02-246-1096

Official Address

Private Garden, Idi-Isin, Jericho Reservation, Ibadan, Oyo State