Two months to his 100th birthday, corporate lawyer, and foremost industrialist, Chris Ogunbanjo has has passed on.
In a statement announcing his passing, his family said: “Papa was an unwavering beacon of reassurance, courage and moral integrity for the entire family, truly embodying dedication and service to his country”.
The legal icon and Ijebu high chief who once partnered Ladoke Akintola, former premier of Western Nigeria, died on Saturday, October 7.
Ogunbanjo was born in the Erunwon-Ijebu area in Ogun into the Christian family of Daniel Ogunbanjo and Madam Towobola on December 14, 1923.
He attended St. Phillips primary school, Aiyetoro, Ile-Ife before proceeding to Oduduwa college, Ife for his secondary education in 1936.
In 1938, he moved to Igbobi college in Lagos where he completed his secondary education.
Ogunbanjo obtained a law degree in 1949 at the University of London and was called to the bar in 1950.
Ogunbanjo married Hilda Ladipo in 1953. His wife was editor of AMBER, a women’s lifestyle magazine established in the 1960s but later acquired by Daily times.
