Background
Ajayi, Festus Adebisi was born on September 28, 1925 in Ibokun, Osun, Nigeria. Son of Chief David Laifa and Victoria Lorisade (Okunawo) Ajayi.
Ajayi, Festus Adebisi was born on September 28, 1925 in Ibokun, Osun, Nigeria. Son of Chief David Laifa and Victoria Lorisade (Okunawo) Ajayi.
Bachelor of Laws with 1st class honours, University London, 1952. Master of Laws, University London, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Laws, University London, 1958.
Barrister at Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1953.
Assistant employment exchange manager, Labour Department, Lagos, Nigeria, 1946-1948;
assistant lecturer in law, London School Economics and Political Science, U. London, England., 1955-1957;
deputy commissioner for law revision, Ministry of Justice, Western Nigeria, 1958-1960;
legal drafstman, Ministry of Justice, Western Nigeria, 1960-1963;
solicitor-general and permanent secretary, Ministry of Justice, Ibadan, Western Nigeria, 1963-1967;
attorney general, Ministry of Justice, Ibadan, 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.
Member Ibokun (Nigeria) Federal Union, since 1944, Nigeria Society, London, Lagos, since 1951. Chairman Ibokun Grammar School Board of Governors, since 1964. Board trustees Ijesa (Nigeria) Self-Help Development Fund, since 1968.
Member Body of Benchers of Nigerian Bar, Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria.
Married Elizabeth Monisola Fatoberu, September 20, 1964. Children: Frederic Adegbola, Elsie Adunola, Linda Okunlola, Alexander Adeleke.