| 词条 | GOK Ajayi |
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| name =GOK Ajayi | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|05|29}} | birth_place = Ogun State, Nigeria | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|3|28|1931|05|21}} | death_place = | othername = | nationality = Nigerian | citizenship = Nigerian | occupation ={{flatlist|
| parents = | relatives = | yearsactive = |notable works = |awards= |website = }}Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi, SAN (May 21, 1931 - March 31, 2014) popularly known by his initials GOK Ajayi was a prominent Nigerian Jurist.[1][2] Early lifeAjayi was born on May 29, 1931 at Ijebu Ode, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[3] He had his elementary education at Ijebu Ode Nursery School and St Saviours' School in Lagos state before he later attended CMS Grammar School where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1948.[4] He proceeded to the London School of Economics where he received a bachelor's degree in Law.[5] Law careerAjayi was called to the English Bar in 1955 and the Nigerian bar in 1957. He was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1978, along with Chief Kehinde Sofola, Remi Fani-Kayode and Obafemi Awolowo, the national leader of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria.[6] He was the defunct UPN's lawyer and Awolowo's solicitor in the Awolowo v. Shagari case of September 26, 1979 in which Chief Obafemi Awolowo's petition challenged the declaration of Shehu Shagari as the winner of the August 11, 1979 presidential election.[7] Late Justice Kayode Eso, presided over the case.[8] He was also Moshood Abiola's solicitor in the case of annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.[9] Ajayi died on March 31, 2013 at the Intensive Care Unit of Reddington Hospital in Lagos State.[10] His nephews include actor O. T. Fagbenle, film producer Luti Fagbenle and music video producer Oladapo Fagbenle; a niece is basketball player Temi Fagbenle.[11][12] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://leadership.ng/opinions/editorial/363472/gok-ajayi-1931-2014-progressive-lawyer|title=Gok Ajayi, 1931-2014: A Progressive Lawyer|author=Leadership Newspaper|date=6 April 2014|work=Nigerian News from Leadership News|accessdate=26 April 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajayi, GOK}}{{Nigeria-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/legal-giant-gok-ajayi-dies-82/|title=Legal giant GOK Ajayi dies at 82|author=Adebisi Onanuga, Eric Ikhilae (Abuja) and Precious Igbonwelundu|work=The Nation|accessdate=26 April 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/gok-ajayi-goes-home-amidst-eulogies-tributes/ |title=GOK Ajayi goes home amidst eulogies, tributes |work=The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper |accessdate=26 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601011007/http://www.punchng.com/news/gok-ajayi-goes-home-amidst-eulogies-tributes/ |archivedate=1 June 2014 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://newtelegraphonline.com/gok-ajayi-falana-osipitan-others-mourn/ |title=New Telegraph – GOK Ajayi: Falana, Osipitan, others mourn |author=Our Correspondent |work=newtelegraphonline.com |accessdate=26 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422080403/http://newtelegraphonline.com/gok-ajayi-falana-osipitan-others-mourn/ |archivedate=22 April 2015 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/2434-gok-ajayi-dies-at-83/2434-gok-ajayi-dies-at-83 |title=GOK Ajayi dies at 83 |author1=Lanre Adewole |author2=Bola Badmus |author3=Ayomide Owonibi |author4=Matthew Asabor - Lagos |work=tribune.com.ng |accessdate=26 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525193405/http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/2434-gok-ajayi-dies-at-83/2434-gok-ajayi-dies-at-83 |archivedate=25 May 2014 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/gok-ajayi-passes-on-at-83/174977/ |title=GOK Ajayi Passes On at 83, Articles - THISDAY LIVE |work=thisdaylive.com |accessdate=26 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030656/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/gok-ajayi-passes-on-at-83/174977/ |archivedate=17 November 2015 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/feature/the-law-you/excerpt-from-esos-dissenting-judgment-in-awolowo-v-shagari-case-3/|title=Excerpt from Eso’s dissenting judgment in Awolowo v Shagari case|work=The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper|accessdate=26 April 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303131958/http://www.punchng.com/feature/the-law-you/excerpt-from-esos-dissenting-judgment-in-awolowo-v-shagari-case-3/|archivedate=3 March 2013|df=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/11/justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/ |title=Justice Kayode Eso dies at 87 |work=Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper |accessdate=26 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313034923/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/11/justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/ |archivedate=13 March 2013 |df= }} 9. ^http://saharareporters.com/2014/03/30/abiola’s-lawyer-gok-ajayi-dead 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/gok-ajayi-dies-82-eminent-nigerians-mourn/|title=GOK Ajayi dies @ 82 as eminent Nigerians mourn|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=26 April 2015}} 11. ^https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/05/22/celebrated-columnist-tunde-fagbenle-loses-son/ 12. ^http://www.wnba.com/player/temi-fagbenle/ 8 : 1931 births|2014 deaths|People from Ogun State|Nigerian jurists|Yoruba legal professionals|Alumni of the London School of Economics|CMS Grammar School, Lagos alumni|20th-century Nigerian lawyers |
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