Kayode Sofola Explained

Kayode Sofola
Birth Place:OGUN State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Parents:Kehinde Sofola (father)
Relatives:Idowu Sofola (uncle)
Yearsactive:July 1976 – present

Kayode Sofola, SAN, is a Nigerian jurist and former Chairman of United Bank for Africa.[1] [2]

Education and career

Kayode obtained a bachelor's degree in law from University of Birmingham in 1974 and master's degree in law from the University of London in 1976.In 1996, he attained the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and in 2004, he became the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, a position he held until 2007. He is currently a member of the board of directors of United Courier Limited.[3] He was the chairman of the five-man Tax Appeal Tribunal that ordered ExxonMobil to pay the sum of 83.4 million dollars (13.09 bn) education tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).[4] [5]

Personal life

He is the eldest son of Kehinde Sofola, a prominent Nigerian Jurist and Minister of Justice during the Second Nigerian Republic.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diya Dipo eulogize Kehinde Sofola. The Nation News. 24 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725155112/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=15109. 25 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Every Nigerian woman is a designer — Kayode Sofola(SAN). November 27, 2010. Vanguard News.
  3. Web site: Mr Kayode Sofola. Unitedcourierng.com. 25 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130409/http://www.unitedcourierng.com/bod_profile_mr_kayode_sofola.php. 4 March 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Tax Evasion: Nigerian Court Orders US Oil Firm ExxonMobil To Pay $83 million For 2008-NAN. Sahara Reporters. 23 June 2013. 25 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Mobil to pay FIRS N13.09bn education tax . https://archive.today/20150425064724/http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/business-package/2012-10-29-11-35-35/tribune-business/item/15070-mobil-to-pay-firs-n13-09bn-education-tax.html . dead . 25 April 2015 . Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare – Lagos . tribune.com.ng . 25 April 2015 .
  6. Book: The Attorney General: Chronicles and Perspectives. 9789789313839. 25 April 2015. Babalola. Olumide. 23 March 2013.

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