Born February 2, 1928 in Abeokuta, Ogun State; Education: St. Paul's School, Igbore, Abeokuta, 1934-37; Baptist Boys' High School, Abeokuta, 1938-46; Metropolitan College of Law (as a private student); Holborn College of Law, London, 1958 - June, 1960; Council of Legal Education (Inns of Court) London, 1958 -- December 1959; Qualifications Degree of Barrister at Law; Certificate for attending six months practical training course at English Council of Legal Education; LL.B. (London); called to the English Bar on July 12, 1960 and admitted to practice in Nigeria on December 15, 1960; Married with six children excluding an adopted child, making a total of 7; Career: Legal Department, Indus trial and Commercial Finance Corporation in London; The Mortgage Bank, Mortgage City of London for courses on Legal Drafting and general legal duties; Assistant legal officer and later legal adviser to the Western Region Finance Corporation 1960-63; Private practice: In the Chambers of Messrs Okusaga, Ademola, Abimbola and Obtawura at Ibadan; Junior Counsel to late Chief Of culipd Moore at the Coker Commission of Enquiry which lasted six months in 1963; Junior Counsel to Chief Rotimi Williams, SAN, in 1963 in few cases at Warri and Ibadan; Appointment held: Secretary to the Council of Legal Education, October 1963-75; Director, Nigerian Law School, November 1975 - to December, 1978; Associate member, Associate of Continuing Legal Education Administrators of America, 1970 to date;Publications. Several articles in professional Journals; Clubs and other Associations Member of the Yoruba Tennis Club, Lagos since 1963; Member of the National Parents Association of Nigeria, 1978; Hobbies Walking, writing, religious activities, a social worker; Inter national Deacon and Chancellor of the Church of the Lord (Aladura) Organisation, 1965 to date; Member, World Council of Churches, 1975 to date; Appointed High Court Judge of Ogun State in January 1,1979.
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