Richard Akinjide

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Chief Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, SAN is a Nigerian lawyer, politician and tribal nobleman.

Biography

Born in the ancient city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in the southwest of the country in the early 1930s to an influential family of warriors, Richard Akinjide attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife from where he passed out in Grade One (Distinction, Aggregate 6).

Richard Akinjide travelled to the UK in 1951 for his higher education and was called to the English Bar in 1955 and later in Nigeria. He established his practice of Akinjide & Co soon after.

He was a former minister of education in the government of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa during the second republic and the minister for Justice in the administration of President Shehu Shagari. He was a member of the judicial systems sub-committee of the Constitutional Drafting Committee of 1975-1977 and later joined the National Party of Nigeria in 1978. He became the legal adviser for the party and was later appointed the Minister for Justice.

Richard Akinjide is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Attorney General

It was under his watch that Nigeria temporarily reversed executions of armed robbers.
The Abolition of a decree barring exiles from returning to the country.
He was lead prosecutor in the treason trial of Bukar Zanna Mandara.
The eviction of many illegal foreign nationals from Nigeria which contributed to mild violence against some foreigners in the country. The event also exposed some weaknesses within the West African economic community.

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"Retrial for robbers condemned to Death", BBC
SUSAN LINNEE, Nigeria, Associated Press, February 2, 1983, Wednesday, International News

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Ministers of Justice of Nigeria

Richard Akinjide (1979-1983)
Chike Offodile (1984-1985)
Bola Ajibola (1985-1991)
Clement Akpamgbo (1991-1993)
Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche (Sept 1994-1997)
Abdullahi Ibrahim (1997-1999)
Kanu Agabi (Jun 1999 - Jan 1999)
Bola Ige (Jan 2000–2002)
Kanu Agabi (2002–2003)
Bayo Ojo (2003-2007)
Michael Aondoakaa (July 2007 - February 2010)
Adetokunbo Kayode (February 2010 - March 2010)
Mohammed Bello Adoke (April 2010 - present)

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