Olu Onagoruwa Explained

Olu Onagoruwa
Office:11th Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation
Term Start:1994
Term End:1995
President:Sani Abacha
Predecessor:Clement Akpamgbo
Successor:Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche
Birth Date:1936 11, df=y
Birth Place:Odogbolu, Ogun State, Nigera
Death Place:Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria
Party:nonpartisan
Alma Mater:University of London
Profession:Lawyer

Gabriel Olusoga Onagoruwa, (1936—2017) popularly known as Olu Onagoruwa was a Nigerian jurist and human rights activist who served as Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation from 1994 to 1995 during the military junta of Sani Abacha.[1]

Early life and education

Onagoruwa was born in Odogbolu in Ogun State. He studied law at the University of London, where he graduated with an LL.B in 1964. He further obtained an LL.M and a Ph.D. in Constitutional Law from the same university in 1968. He attended the Nigerian Law School and was called to bar in 1971.[1]

Career

Onagoruwa was a member of the Inner Temple and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1971.[1] In 1994, he was appointed as the Attorney-General of the Federation by Sani Abacha—the then Head of State—a position he resigned from in 1995 after Turner Ogboru (the brother of Great Ogboru), whom he ordered for his release was rearrested for conspiracy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olu Onagoruwa (1936 – 2017). Guardian. Board. 4 August 2017. The Guardian. 3 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Onagoruwa, Former AGF Dies at 80 Nigeria. 22 July 2017. Gboyega. Akinsanmi. Shola. Oyeyipo. This Day. 3 June 2023.