Sir (Arc) Muyiwa Ige, the scion of the family left behind by Nigeria’s political icon, Chief Ajibola Ige, SAN, on Friday took to the Social Media to celebrate the 93rd posthumous birthday of his late mother, Hon. Justice Atinuke Omobonike Ige, JCA rtd., OFR, (nee Oloko).
PMParrot came across one of the posts by the former Osun State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development on Friday, April 4…
Read the full text of Muyiwa Ige’s post titled ‘Didun didun ni iranti olododo’:
“93rd Posthumous Birthday!!! Hon. Justice Atinuke Omobonike Ige, JCA rtd., OFR, (nee Oloko) and wife of Chief Bola Ige, SAN, would have been 93 today.
“From the illustrious Oloko family of Ibadan, 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 her judicial work 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 transited to the great beyond on 10th April, 2003, 16 months after her husband’s assassination. May God continue to grant her gentle soul sweet repose”.
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