Babaremilekun Victor Adetokunboh FANI-KAYODE,

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

FANI-KAYODE,

First Name

Babaremilekun

Other Names

Victor Adetokunboh

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (1st Edition)

Date of Birth

born December 22, 1921

Status

Alive

Date of Death

October 1995

State of Origin

Osun

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

Father's Name

Victor Adedapo Kayode

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Name

Mrs. Aurora Kayode (née Fanimokun)

Mother's Status

Deceased

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Chief Mrs Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode

Names of Children

Akinola Adedapo Fani-Kayode, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Femi Fani-Kayode, Mrs. Toyin Bajela and Mrs. Tolu Fanning. Mrs. Aina Ogunbe, Mrs. Remi Nana Akuffo-Addo (they were later divorced), Tokunbo Fani-Kayode and Ladipo Fani-Kayode

Profession

Legal practitioner
Politician

Working Experience

Leader, Local Government Business, Ife Divisional Council, 1955-58; member, Nigerian House of Representatives, 1954-58; Chairman, Ife District Council, 1955-59; member. Western House of Assembly, 1960-66; Leader of Opposition, House of Assembly, defunct Western Nigeria, 1961-62; Deputy Premier and Minister of Local Government, Western Nigeria, 1962-65; Depu ty Premier and Minister of Agriculture, Western Nigeria, 1965-66; Senior Partner, Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo, Solicitors; Chairman, Kramer-ltalo Construction Com pany Limited; Chairman, Neulan Phar maceutical Company Limited; Chairman, North-Western Services Company Limited; member, Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, London, England

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Gibsons Nursery and Primary School, Lagos 1924-26, Preparatory Lessons for Entry to Grammar School, 1927, CMS Grammar School, Lagos, 1928-32, King's Col lege, Lagos, 1933-39, Downing College, Cam bridge, 1942-46, Middle Temple Inns of Court, 1943-45;

Educational Qualification

B.A, LL.B, B.L, M.A

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

Chairman, Action Group Youths Association, 1953-55; President, Talaka Parapo, Ife, 1955; Assistant General Secretary, Action Group, 1953-54, 1956-59; Chairman, defunct National Council of Nigerian Citizens, Western Work ing Committee, 1960-62; member and National Vice-President, banned National Party of Nigeria (NPN), 1979;

Traditional Titles

Balogun of Ife, Nlado of Ake, Bajito of Iporo Ake, Agbaakin of Akure

Awards and Honours

Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON); Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

Other Relevant Information

He was elected Deputy Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria in 1963 and he played a major role in Nigeria's legal history and politics from the late 1940s until 1995.