Kayode Sofola, SAN, is a Nigerian jurist and former chairman of

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Education and career

Kayode obtained a bachelor's degree in law from

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in 1974 and master's degree in law from the

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in 1976. In 1996, he attained the rank of

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and in 2004, he became the chairman of the

, a position he held until 2007. He is currently a member of the board of directors of United Courier Limited. He was the chairman of the five-man Tax Appeal Tribunal that ordered

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to pay the sum of 83.4 million dollars (13.09 bn) education tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

Personal life

He is the eldest son of

Kehinde Sofola Chief Kehinde Sofola, QC, SAN, MON, CON (10 March 1924 – 25 March 2007) was a prominent Nigerian Jurist and Minister of Justice during the Second Nigerian Republic. Early life and career Chief Sofola was born on March 10, 1924, as one o ...

, a prominent Nigerian Jurist and

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during the

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References

1951 births People from Ogun State Living people Nigerian jurists Alumni of the University of London Yoruba lawyers Alumni of the University of Birmingham Kayode Nigerian chairpersons of corporations {{Nigeria-bio-stub

Education and career

Personal life

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