{"id":9135,"date":"2017-01-29T06:07:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T05:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=9135"},"modified":"2017-11-09T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:46:54","slug":"ogunbanjo-chief-dr-christopher-oladipo","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ogunbanjo-chief-dr-christopher-oladipo\/","title":{"rendered":"OGUNBANJO, Chief (Dr.) Christopher Oladipo"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OFR, CON, LL.B, BL; lawyer, industrialist, administrator; born: December 14, 1923; hometown: Erunwon, Ijebu-Ode; state of Origin: Ogun; married: Hilda Adunola Ladipo, 1953 (deceased); No of Children: three son, four daughter;
\nEducation: St. Philips School, Ife, 1933-35; Oduduwa College, Ife, 1936-37; Igbobi College, Lagos, 1938-41; Lincoln’s Inn, London, 1948-50; London University (External Student), 1949-50;
\nCareer: Called to the Bar, 1950; Private Legal Practice, 1950; snr. Partner, Samuel Chris and Michael, Solicitors. 1952-61; Legal Consultant, since 1978; chairman, Chairman, Metal Box Tokyo Glass Nigeria Limited; Associated Electronic Products Nigeria French Insurance Company Limited since 1987 Union Securities Limited; Chairman, Allied Biscuit Company Limited Liberty Nigerian Section, International Commission of Jurists, 1960-66; Roche Nigeria Ltd; Guinea Glass PIc; former chairman\/director. West African Batteries Limited, Ibadan; Chairman Smurfit Cases Nigeria” Limited; Chairman, Nigerian French Insurance Company Limited, since July 1987; founder\/ member Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, 1961, presd. 1968- 70, 1974-76; Leader, Nigerian Trade Delegation to the USA, 1973; mm. Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since 1961; honorary life v-presd. since 1979; Leader, Nigerian Delegation, UN Conference on the Rule of Law, Rio, Brazil, 1962; founder\/member, Nigerian- British Chamber of Commerce, Nigerian Chapel, since 1977, Life Patron, since 1987; life v-president. Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries. Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA), since 1983; first chairman Nigerian Council for Management Education and Training, Centre for Management Development 1972-76; trustee\/founder, Chris Ogunbanjo Trust Fund, University of Lagos. 1974; founder\/member. The Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, since 1979; mm: Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 1979; Nigerian Stock Exchange; chairman Federal Government Industrial Policy Study Group, 1984; Beta Glass PIc, Iddo House, Lagos; presd. Nigerian Maritime Law Association, since 1980; fellow Nigerian Institute of Management 1986; v-presd. Ogun State University Foundation, 1985-87; presd. 1987; founder\/trustee. Dr. Elias Chair of Jurisprudence, University of Lagos] 1987; founder, Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation, since 1993.
\nTraditional Title: Asiwaju Ijebu-Imushin; Larinja of Egbaland, Baba Ijo,Church of Epiphany, Erunwon, IjebuOde; Bagbimo of Ilugun, Abeokuta; Lerinja of Egbaland; Olotu of Ijebuland;.
\nNational Honours: Confered with Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), 1982, Commander of the Niger, 2001. fh: Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau, Netherlands, 1981. Honarary Degree: Honorary Doctor of Civil Laws, Obafemi Awolowo University, 1987; Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Lagos, 1988; Honorary Doctor of Science, Ogun State 1990 University, Ago-Iwoye. Publication: Nigeria’s Economic and Industrial Development – Which Way? Nash Publications, 1983; Nigeria, the Search for Economic Stability, Union Securities Limited Publication, 1986. Social Club: Island Club, Lagos, since 1952; committee mem. 1954; Lagos Boat Club; past presd. Lagos Doyen Lions Club; life mem. Lagos (Doyen) Lions Club, since Nov 2001, Metropolitan Club, Lagos, Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi Club, Lagos.
\nHobbies: swimming, tennis, reading, off: Union Securities Ltd, 3 Hospital Road, Lagos. tel: 01-2690367-8, 2633218, 2633290, 633360.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,307,165],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9135","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-industrialist","category-legal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9135"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}