Richard Akinjide

Chief Richard Akinjide, SAN
Minister of Education
In office
1st republic – Unknown
PresidentTafawa Balewa
Minister of Justice
In office
2nd Republic – Unknown
PresidentShehu Shagari
Personal details
Born
Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide

(1930-11-04)4 November 1930
Ibadan, Western Region, British Nigeria
(now Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria)
Died21 April 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 89)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer

Chief Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, // SAN (4 November 1930 – 21 April 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician.[1] He served as the minister of education in the First Republic and the minister of justice in the Second Republic.

  1. ^ Femi Ajayi (1 May 2009). The Effect of Religion on the Political Process: The Case of the Federal Sharia Court of Appeal (1975-1990). iuniverse. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-5954-78-28-6. Retrieved 20 November 2009.