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Description:James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige was born in Esa Oke, Osun state in the South Western part of Nigeria on 13 September 1930. His parents were Yoruba natives of Esa-Oke town, in the old Oyo State (now in Osun State ). Although a westerner from the Ilesha area of Yorubaland, Ige spent most of his early life in the then capital of the northern region, Kaduna, and his knowledge of, and insight into, the north never left him. His sensitive memoir, Kaduna Boy (1991), is a minor classic of English-language Nigerian literatureBola Ige left Kaduna and headed south to the Western region at the age of 14. He studied at the Ibadan Grammar School (1943-1948), then went to the University College Ibadan where he bagged a degree in Classics before proceeding to University College, London, graduating with a Law degree in 1959. In 1960, he married the love of his life, Atinuke (nee Oloko), a woman of exemplary character and virtue. Bola Ige was called to the bar in London’s Inner Temple in 1961.Ige established Bola Ige & Co. in 1961 and later became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). During Nigerias first republic (1963-1966), at the age of 31 he became the National Public Secretary of the Action Group (AG). Under the military government of General Yakubu Gowon (1967-1970), Ige was a commissioner for Agriculture in the now-defunct Western region of Nigeria.In the early 1970s, he devoted his time to the anti-racism campaign of the World Council of Churches. He joined the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), towards the end of the 1970s. On that platform, he was elected governor of Oyo state from October 1979 to October 1983, after which he returned to his legal practice and to writing, publishing several books. He was a founding member of the influential Yoruba pressure group, Afenifere.In 1999, Bola Ige was appointed minister of Mines and Power, and then moved on to become Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In this capacity, Ige campaigned against the imposition of the Sharia law in northern state of Nigeria.Chief Bola Ige was about to take up a new position as Africa’s Representative on the United Nations International Law Commission when he was gunned down at his home in Ibadan, Oyo state, two days before Christmas. The killers till date have not been found.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kaduna Boy. To get started finding Kaduna Boy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige was born in Esa Oke, Osun state in the South Western part of Nigeria on 13 September 1930. His parents were Yoruba natives of Esa-Oke town, in the old Oyo State (now in Osun State ). Although a westerner from the Ilesha area of Yorubaland, Ige spent most of his early life in the then capital of the northern region, Kaduna, and his knowledge of, and insight into, the north never left him. His sensitive memoir, Kaduna Boy (1991), is a minor classic of English-language Nigerian literatureBola Ige left Kaduna and headed south to the Western region at the age of 14. He studied at the Ibadan Grammar School (1943-1948), then went to the University College Ibadan where he bagged a degree in Classics before proceeding to University College, London, graduating with a Law degree in 1959. In 1960, he married the love of his life, Atinuke (nee Oloko), a woman of exemplary character and virtue. Bola Ige was called to the bar in London’s Inner Temple in 1961.Ige established Bola Ige & Co. in 1961 and later became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). During Nigerias first republic (1963-1966), at the age of 31 he became the National Public Secretary of the Action Group (AG). Under the military government of General Yakubu Gowon (1967-1970), Ige was a commissioner for Agriculture in the now-defunct Western region of Nigeria.In the early 1970s, he devoted his time to the anti-racism campaign of the World Council of Churches. He joined the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), towards the end of the 1970s. On that platform, he was elected governor of Oyo state from October 1979 to October 1983, after which he returned to his legal practice and to writing, publishing several books. He was a founding member of the influential Yoruba pressure group, Afenifere.In 1999, Bola Ige was appointed minister of Mines and Power, and then moved on to become Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In this capacity, Ige campaigned against the imposition of the Sharia law in northern state of Nigeria.Chief Bola Ige was about to take up a new position as Africa’s Representative on the United Nations International Law Commission when he was gunned down at his home in Ibadan, Oyo state, two days before Christmas. The killers till date have not been found.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kaduna Boy. To get started finding Kaduna Boy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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