Jadesola Olayinka Akande (CON, OFR) (15 November 1940 – 29 April 2008) was a

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lawyer, author and academic who is regarded as the first Nigerian female professor of Law.

Early life and education

Akande Jadesola Olayinka was born on 15 November 1940, in

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, defunct Western Region of Nigeria. She completed her nursery, basic and secondary school education at Ibadan People's Girls School and St. Annes School respectively. She obtained her G.C.E Advanced Level certificate after attending Barnstaple Girls Grammar School Devon, England before proceeding to study a course in Law at the

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where she graduated from in 1963.

Career

After her call to the bar at the Inner Temple, London and the

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, She returned to Nigeria where she began her career as an Administrative Officer in the West Regional Civil Service. She was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987, and the Presidential Panel of National Security in 2000. In April 1989, Akande was appointed as the second Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, a position she held till 1993, after quitting as a lecturer at the

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. In 2000, she was appointed the Pro-Chancellor of the

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until 2004. She was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987 and the Presidential Panel of National Security in 2000. Her wealth of experience was second to none.

Works

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Honours and accolades

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(CON) – 1998 * National Honour of the Order of the Niger (OFR) – 2002

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