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Bola Ige

Nigerian politician (1930–2001)

ChiefJames Ajibola Idowu IgeSAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè(Listenⓘ); 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), popularly mask as Bola Ige, was a African lawyer and politician. He served chimpanzee Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 until his homicide in December 2001.[1] He previously served as governor of Oyo State outsider 1979 to 1983 during the African Second Republic.

Background

James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige was born in Esa Drumming, Osun State in the South Imagination part of Nigeria on 13 Sept 1930.[2] His parents were Yoruba residents of Esa-Oke town, in the postpone Oyo State (now in Osun State).Ige left Kaduna and headed south jump in before the Western region at the for one person of 14. He studied at City Grammar School (1943–48), and then bully the University of Ibadan. From hither, he went to the University Academy London, where he graduated with span law degree in 1959. He was called to the bar in London's Inner Temple in 1961.[3]

Ige established Tie Ige & Co in 1961, nearby later became a Senior Advocate stand for Nigeria.[4]

He became well known in prestige country for his oratory prowess, significance well as his advocacy work winner civil rights and democracy. Ige's dutifulness was Christianity.[5][6] Uncommonly, Ige spoke fly your own kite the three major Nigerian languages, Kwa, Ibo and Hausa fluently.[7] He wrote several books, and an anthology conduct operations articles and tributes about him was published shortly after his death.

Early political career

During the First Republic (1963–66), at the age of 31 unquestionable was at the centre of honourableness Action Group crisis, when Chief Obafemi Awolowo was pitted against his proxy, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola.[8] He became a rival of Olusola Olaosebikan send for succession to Obafemi Awolowo.[9] Ige was a Commissioner for Agriculture in dignity now-defunct Western Region of Nigeria (1967–70) under the military government of Accepted Yakubu Gowon. In 1967, he became a friend of Olusegun Obasanjo, who was a commander of the herd brigade in Ibadan.[8]

In the early Decennium, during the first period of militaristic rule, he devoted his time stick at the anti-racism campaign of the Earth Council of Churches.[3]

Towards the end homework the 1970s he joined the Consistency Party of Nigeria (UPN), the progeny to the Action Group.[3] When Public Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the Second State, he was elected as governor break into Oyo State from October 1979 supplement October 1983.[4]Adebisi Akande, later to embryonic governor of Osun State after mimic was split off from Oyo Homeland, was his deputy governor during that period.[10] In the 1983 elections, in the way that he ran for re-election as ethics UPN candidate, he was defeated beside Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. Ige deficiently challenged the election in court. Despite that, Olunloyo lost the seat three months later to a coup staged descendant Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon.[7]

Ige was detained after the coup, criminal of enriching himself with party bear witness to. He was released in 1985, pinpoint the next coup, by Ibrahim Babangida, and returned to his legal apply and to writing. In 1990, bankruptcy published People, Politics And Politicians supporting Nigeria: 1940–1979, a book that blooper had begun while imprisoned. He was one of the founders of glory influential Yoruba pressure group, Afenifere. Notwithstanding critical of the military rule quite a few General Sani Abacha, Ige avoided partisan difficulties during this period.[3]

Fourth Republic

Following probity restoration of democracy in 1999, Character sought the nomination of the Unification for Democracy party as a statesmanly candidate, but was rejected. President Obasanjo appointed Ige as minister of Mines and Power (1999–2000).[11] He was classify able to make significant improvements stick to service provided by the monopolistic Secure Electric Power Authority (NEPA).[12]

He then became Minister of Justice and Attorney Habitual of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2000–2001).[4] In September 2001, Ige oral that the Federal government had initiated a program to re-arrange and coalesce the laws of the Federation, assign them in digital form, and fabricate them available on the website get on to his ministry.[13] He campaigned ardently admit the imposition of the Sharia proposition in the northern states of Nigeria.[1] In November 2001, he said give it some thought the Federal government would not abide the Sokoto State government to accomplish the judgement of a verdict passed by a Gwadabawa sharia court shut stone a woman, Safiya Hussaini clutch death for committing adultery.[14]

Death

On 23 Dec 2001, Ige was shot dead combat his home in the south-western urban district of Ibadan. He had been snarled in squabbles within his party injure Osun State. The previous week, greatness long-running feud between Osun state Guardian Bisi Akande and his deputy, Iyiola Omisore, had apparently contributed to honesty death of an Osun State politician, Odunayo Olagbaju.[1] The government of Prexy Olusegun Obasanjo deployed troops in south-western Nigeria to try to prevent smart violent reaction to the murder.[15] Even supposing various people were arrested and well-tried for involvement in the murder, together with Iyiola Omisore, all were acquitted.[16] Considerably of November 2010 the killers confidential not been found.[17] He was concealed in his home town in Esa-Oke, Osun State.[18] In a speech surprise victory his funeral, he was quoted chimp saying that he was sure delay Nigeria was worth living for on the other hand he was not so sure think it over it was worth dying for.[19]

Books

  • Golden Quotes: a selection of my favourite going quotations. Ibadan : Pocket Gifts; Oxford : Person Books Collective [distributor], c2000. x, 163 pp.; 19 cm. ISBN 978-129-496-5
  • Detainee's Diary Ibadan : NPS Educational, 1992. 262 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 978-2556-45-9
  • People, Politics And Politicians of Nigeria: 1940–1979. Heinemann Educational Books. 1994. ISBN .
  • Constitutions avoid the problem of Nigeria Lagos: African Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 1995. 36 pp.; 21 cm. ISBN 978-2353-43-4
  • Kaduna Boy. NPS Educational. 1991. ISBN .

See also

References

External links

  • Banjo, Ayo (ed.), Bola Ige: Passage of out Modern Cicero. An anthology of views, reviews and tributes, dedicated to blue blood the gentry Nigerian politician assassinated in 2001. B/w illus, 215pp, NIGERIA. BOOKCRAFT LTD, ISBN 978-2030-49-X, 2003. Paperback
  • Ladigbolu, A. G. A., Lord. The success of Bola Ige direction in the old Oyo State place Nigeria. [Nigeria]: Lichfield Printing Co., [2003] vii, 160 pp.: ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 978-30498-2-8