Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has commiserated with the family of the late Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), as well as the government and people of Oyo State, on the death of the former Attorney-General of the Federation.
The governor’s condolence was expressed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, yesterday in Asaba.
Okowa recalled that Akinjide, also a former Minister of Justice, during late Alhaji Shehu Shagari’s administration, died on Tuesday at his Ibadan home in Oyo State.
The governor said that Akinjide would be remembered for his famous “technical’’ submission which led to the resolution of the controversy surrounding the electoral victory of Alhaji Shagari and the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the 1979 Presidential Election.
He noted that the late lawyer made outstanding contributions to the development of the country before, during, and after serving as its chief law officer.
Okowa said that as President of the Nigeria Bar Association from 1970 to 1973, Akinjide served without blemish.
He also recognized that it was under the watch of the legal icon, as Minister of Justice, that Nigeria reversed executions of armed robbers and abolished the Decree barring persons on exile from returning to the country.
“Chief Richard Akinjide, SAN, was one of the politicians of the pre-independence era, a First Republic Parliamentarian and Minister of Education and Second Republic Attorney General of the Federation.
“He, Akinjide, contributed immensely to legal reforms and development of jurisprudence in Nigeria.
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