Nationality Nigerian | Years active 1986 – 2008 | |
Full Name Jadesola Olayinka Esan Occupation Lawyeracademicactivistauthor Died 29 April 2008, Lagos State, Nigeria | ||
2014 jadesola akande memorial lecture part 2
Jadesola Olayinka Akande (CON, OFR) (November 15, 1940 – April 29, 2008) was a Nigerian lawyer, author and academic who is regarded as the first Nigerian female professor of Law.
Contents
- 2014 jadesola akande memorial lecture part 2
- 2014 jadesola akande memorial lecture part 3
- Early life and education
- Career
- Works
- Honours and accolades
- References
2014 jadesola akande memorial lecture part 3
Early life and education
Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Jadesola completed her 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 Law at the University College, London where she graduated in 1963.
Career
After her call to the bar at the Inner Temple, London and the Nigerian Law School, Jadesola returned to Nigeria where she began her career as an Administrative Ofiicer 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, Jadesola was appointed as the second Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, a position she held till 1993, after quiting as a lecturer at the University of Lagos. In 2000, she was appointed the Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure until 2004.