Biography Intro: Festus adebisi ajayi a nigerian solicitor and advocate,senior advocate nigeria,Decorated officer of the order of niger, nigerian government, 1965.

NAME:Festus Adebisi Ajayi

DATE OF BIRTH:September 28, 1925

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ibokun, Osun State

EDUCATION:Bachelor of laws with 1st class honours, university london, 1952. Master of laws, university london, 1954. Doctor of philosophy in laws, university london, 1958.

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Assistant employment exchange manager labour department, lagos, nigeria, 1946-1948. Assistant lecturer in law london school of economics and political science, university london, england, 1955-1957. Deputy commissioner for law revision ministry of justice, western nigeria, 1958-1960, legal draftsman western nigeria, 1960-1963, solicitor-general and permanent secretary ibadan, western nigeria, 1963-1967, attorney general western nigeria, 1967-1972.

Solicitor and advocate sole practice, lagos, nigeria, since 1973. From member to associate member society of public teachers of law, england, since 1955. Ex officio member council of legal education.

General council of the nigerian bar, lagos, 1966-1972. Ex-officio chairman adv, committee on perogative of mercy, ibadan, nigeria, 1966-1972, law reporting committee, ibadan, 1966-1972. Member nigeria law journal editorial advisory board, lagos, since 1990.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Senior Advocate Of Nigeria