Bola Ige

Bola Ige
Minister of Justice
In office
3 January 2000 – 23 December 2001
PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo
Preceded byKanu Godwin Agabi
Succeeded byKanu Godwin Agabi
Minister of Power and Steel
In office
29 May 1999 – 3 January 2000
PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo
Preceded byBello Suleiman
Succeeded byLiyel Imoke
Governor of Oyo State
In office
1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Deputy
Preceded byPaul C. Tarfa
Succeeded byVictor Olunloyo
Federal Commissioner for Agriculture
In office
3 January 1967 – 23 December 1970
Head of StateYakubu Gowon
Preceded byministry established
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born
James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige

(1930-09-13)13 September 1930
Esa Oke, Southern Region, British Nigeria
(now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Died23 December 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 71)
Ibadan, Nigeria
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Political party
SpouseAtinuke Ige
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige SAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè (Listen); 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), popularly known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He served as Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 until his assassination in December 2001.[1] He previously served as governor of Oyo State from 1979 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.

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