The family left behind by former Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, SAN, on Wednesday visited the graveside of the matriarch of the family, Hon. Justice Atinuke Omobonike Ige, JCA, rtd., OFR (nee Oloko of Ibadan) to offer prayers to mark the 21st anniversary of her passage…
Read what the son and heir, Sir (Arc) Muyiwa Ige, earlier wrote on his social media handles:
“21 years and still evergreen in our hearts!!! Hon. Justice Atinuke Omobonike Ige, JCA rtd., OFR, (nee Oloko) and wife of Chief Bola Ige, SAN, transited to the great beyond 21years ago today. From the illustrious Oloko family of Ibadan and noble Okeowo family of Ijebu-Ode, she was the first female lawyer from Ibadan.
“She was called to the English Bar and Nigerian Bar in 1959. She was to later become the first First Lady of Old Oyo State (1979-83) who kept working on the bench while her husband held sway as the 1st Executive Governor of the State.
“On the 1st of June, 1977, she was appointed Judge, after many years in the magistracy and having been Chief Registrar. She was Acting Chief Judge of the State just before her elevation to the Court of Appeal in September 1993.
“She retired as Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, having served in Benin and Kaduna prior. She died on 10th April, 2003, 16 months after her husband’s assassination.
“May God continue to grant her gentle soul sweet repose…”
Check out images recorded by Olayinka Agboola during the remembrance prayer session held by the graveside located within the sacred compound of St Anne’s Church, Molete, Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State…
