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Solomon Adun ASEMOTA

Legal Practitioner, Administrator

SAN, LLB., BL; legal practitioner, administrator; b: December 8, 1938; ht: Benin City, so: Edo; m: Irene Osayuwame Ig-hodaro, 1962; nc: two d; cd: St. Luke'sSchool, Jos, 1945- 52;Immaculate Con-ccption College,BeninCity, 1954-58; Southern Police College Ikeja, 1959-60; WakefieldPolice College, England, 1962; Scottish PoliceCollege,Aba, Scotland, 1969; UniversityofLagos, 1964-69; Nigerian LawSchool, 1969r7Q; cr: Sub-Inspector, NigeriaPoliceForce (NPF),1960- 61;asst Superintendent of Police, 1962-66; dep. Superintendent of Police, 1966-69; Superintendent of Police, 1969-70; Founder/Principal Partner, SolomonAscmota&Co, 1970;GeneralCouncil.NBA, 1978-84;Councilof Legal Education, 1979-85; Visiting Lecturer, Civil Procedure,Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,1985; din BightEngineering Limited, since1973; LifeFlour Mill,Sapele, since 1977; ElfPetroleum Nigeria Limited, 1989-99; ch: Aha PublishingCompanyLimited;mm: International BarAssociation, 1970; Lagos Amateur Football Association, 1970-75; Nigerian Football Association,1970-75; MatchCommissioner, African Football Confederation, 1971-74;Board ofGovernors,Auchi Polytechnic, 1973-75; sec Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin, 1973-78; National Treasurer, NBA, 1978-80; Commonwealth BarAssociation, 1983; Council, BendelStateUniversity, Ekpoma (now Ambrose Ali University), 1987; Constitution Review Committee, 1987-88; Executive, Southern MinoritiesMovement(SMM), since 1994; Executive, Benin Forum, since 1996; Executive, Christian AssociationofNigeria (CAN), Edo State,…

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since 1996, Executive, CAN, South/South, since 1997; Catholic Committee on the Ecumenical Centre, 1997; Executive Edo Forum, since 1997; Sports: Midwest Boys' Club Football Team, 1952-54; BeninCity First Eleven, 1955-59; MachineTeam, Police Football XI (winners ChallengeCup, 1962), 1952-62; Founding Member,IBB Golf Club,Abuja; IkoyiClub 38 (Golf Section); BeninGolf Club;Metropolitan Club,Victoria Island. Lagos,since 1973; ch: Mid-West Foot-ball Association, 1970-75; Catholic Social Forum,1998-01;National, CSMN, since 2000; pp: LiberalConvention, 1994;Adviser, Alliance for Democracy (AD), 1998-99; award: JubileeAlumnusAward,LawFaculty, UniversityofLagos, 1987; IBB International Golf Course,Abuja, 1992; Distinguished MeritAward, Edo State University, Ekpoma, 1996; Distinguished MeritAward, BeninForum; Semperet Ubique Fidelis award, Immaculate ConceptionCollegeOld Boys, 1997; MeritAward, Christian Association ofNigerie 1999; h:SeniorAdvocateofNigeria (SAN), 1986; listed in Who s Who in Nigeria. Newswatch Communications Limited, Ikeja; Who sin Africa, AfricaJournal Limited.London; nh: Independence Medal, 1960;Republican Medal, 1963;Civil War Medal, 1970; fh:ONUC Medal, Congo, 1962; publ:The Strugglefor Justice, 2000;off: 1,Modupe AsemotaClose,AdesuwaCollegeRoad,GRA, P. O. Box 3633, BeninCity; res:OgbenedeStreet offMurtala MohammedRoad,BeninCity,EdoState.

Biographical record

Title
Chief
Surname
ASEMOTA
First Name
Solomon
Other Names
Adun
Gender
N/A
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Status
Alive
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Profession
Legal Practitioner
Administrator
Education Level
Tertiary
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
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