Aare afe babalola biography of michael
Aare afe babalola biography of michael
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Afe Babalola
Nigerian lawyer (born 1929)
Afe BabalolaCON OFRSAN (born 30 October 1929) is a Nigerian lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University.[1]
Early life and education
Babalola was born in Ado Ekiti in Southern Nigeria (now in Ekiti State).
He enrolled for the Senior Cambridge School Certificate examination by private study from Wolsey Hall, Oxford.[2] He later obtained the A’Level certificate of London University before he proceeded to London School of Economics where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics.[3]
After working at the Central Bank of Nigeria, he left to the University of London where he obtained a bachelor's degree in law,[4] and in 1963, he was called to the England bar, the same year he became a member of Lincoln's Inn, London.[5]
Legal career
Afe Babalola began his career at Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria as a litigation lawyer at Olu Ayoola and Co, law firm.[6