The Lagos State Judiciary will be honouring late senior silk, John Odubela, SAN who died on fifteenth of this month with a valedictory service.
This was contained in an invitation sent out by the Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba through the Chief Registrar, Mrs O. A. Okunuga.
The valedictory service will hold at the Lagos State High Court premises in Ikeja on March 22, next week Monday.
Mr Odubela, Partner and Head of Chambers at Rickey Tarfa & Co, died after a brief illness at the age of 55.
Odubela, a native of Ikenne in Remo, Ogun State, was a former Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology between 2011 and 2015 during Senator Ibikunle Amosun administration.
He studied Law at the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, now Olabisi Onabanjo University, after his graduation in 1989, attended the Law School and was called to the Bar in 1990.
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Odubela obtained a masters of Law degree from the University of Lagos Unilag, in 1995.
He joined Rickey Tarfa & Co, during his National Youth Service Corp programme in the former Gongola State and rose to become a partner in the firm.
He is a member of the International Bar Association and Nigerian Bar Association.
BIOGRAPHY
He attended Wesley Primary School, Ikenne, Ogun State between 1970 – 1976 (Primary School} before proceeding to the Lagos City College, Yaba, Lagos 1978 – 1983 for his Secondary Education and Anwar-Ul-Islam College, Agege, Lagos between 1963 – 1965 for his A – levels.
He studied Law at Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, between 1966 – 1999 and attended the Nigeria Law School between 1989 – 1990. He obtained his Masters in Law at the University of Lagos in 1995,
He was in active Legal Practice for 31 years, and had handled and concluded numerous cases at the Supreme Court, various Divisions of the Court of Appeal and various jurisdiction of the Federal High Court and the High Court of States in Nigeria.
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He was appointed as Notary Public of Federal republic of Nigeria in 1997, elevated to the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2017.
He served as the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Ogun State between 2011 – 2015. .
He was a recipient of the following awards; Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International – 2009, Grand Commander Order of Peakcock (GCOP), Knight Commander, Order of Peakcock (KCOP), Commander, Order of Peakcock (COP), Order of Peakcock (OOP), Island Club, Lagos,
He was the Otun Omooba of Gbongan, Osun State, the Otun Bamofin of Ikosi Kosofeland, Lagos State and the Bamofin of Idotun-Ikenne, Ogun State.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ohubimpe Abike Odubela, his children, aged mother, brothers, sisters.
