What is Richard Akinjide?
[[Tribal chief|Chief]] '''Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide''', [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria|SAN]] (4 November 1930 – 21 April 2020) was a [[Nigeria]]n lawyer and politician.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p1I6Utobu4kC&dq=Richard+Akinjide+Yoruba&pg=PA100|isbn=978-0-5954-78-28-6|title=The Effect of Religion on the Political Process: The Case of the Federal Sharia Court of Appeal (1975-1990)|page=100|author=Femi Ajayi|date=May 1, 2009|publisher=iuniverse|access-date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> He was born in [[Ibadan]], [[Western Region, Nigeria|Western Region]]. He worked under Prime Minister [[Tafawa Balewa]] and President [[Shehu Shagari]]. From 1979 to 1983, Akinjide was [[Federal Ministry of Justice (Nigeria)|Minister of Justice]]. Akinjide died on 21 April 2020 in Ibadan, aged 89.<ref>[http://saharareporters.com/2020/04/21/richard-akinjide-former-justice-minister-dead Richard Akinjide, Former Justice Minister, Is Dead]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akinjide, Richard}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Nigerian lawyers]] [[Category:Judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Ibadan]] {{bio-stub}}