Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Abimbola Osuolale Richard Akinjide, has died.
The 88-year-old legal icon died in his Ibadan home today April 21, at about 1am after a long battle with an undisclosed ailment.
The frontline Yoruba leader was a Minister of Education in the first republic, during the government of Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and Minister for Justice in the second republic, during 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.