Oba Ajibola Oluyede, senior lawyer and spouse to former Nigerian Bar Assocaition (NBA) Treasurer, Her Royal Highness, Mrs. Funmi Oluyede, is dead.

He was the Founding Principal at TRLPLAW and represented former Senate President Olusola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

In an announcement of his passing obtained by CITY LAWYER, Oluyede stated that her husband “passed on to glory in the early hours of Friday, December 29th , 2023 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland in the United States of America, after a valiant protracted three-year struggle with aortic/cardiac disfunction occasioned by multiple myeloma.

“He was an extraordinarily talented, cerebral, and outstandingly courageous senior legal practitioner from whom several generations of lawyers in the professions (judges, SANs, Benchers et al) learned and became proficient in law, practice and procedure.”

Our Dear Distinguished Friend/Colleague,

NOTIFICATION OF THE DEMISE OF HRM. OBA (KING) AJIBOLA O. OLUYEDE

Compliments!

I write with a heavy heart -yet in total submission to the will of our Lord GOD Almighty, to specially notify you of the untimely demise of my renowned, dearly beloved husband, Alayeluwa Oba Ajibola Olaleye Oluyede, Ise Oluwa II, the Alayede Of Ayede Ogbese, who was my lifelong friend, spouse (of 42 years), partner and soulmate.

Kabiyesi passed on to glory in the early hours of Friday, December 29th , 2023 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland in the United States of America, after a valiant protracted three-year struggle with aortic/cardiac disfunction occasioned by multiple myeloma.

He was an extraordinarily talented, cerebral, and outstandingly courageous senior legal practitioner from whom several generations of lawyers in the professions (judges, SANs, Benchers et al) learned and became proficient in law, practice and procedure.

His decision to offer himself as monarch of the Ayede Ogbese town just two years ago remains an eloquent testimony of his humanity and selflessness. In his brief reign, it is trite knowledge that Kabiyesi’s revolutionary impact on the citizenry and the Kingdom of Ayede Ogbese was unparalleled! As they mourn at this time, our people’s testimony is one of the painful, irreparable loss of a consummate, doting monarch whose colossal plans and monumental achievements in just a few years, will remain indelible for very many decades to come.

Excruciating as this separation is, we find solace in the fact that his was a life of dedication to God, the legal profession and humanity. He lived a truly illustrious life -for which we will be eternally grateful.

Kindly be informed accordingly.

With many thanks and the best of regards,

HRH Olori Olufunmilayo Ajibola-Oluyede

His profile on his LinkedIn page reads:

Described by a National Newspaper as the quintessential Lawyer, Prince Ajibola Oluyede has effectively traversed the entire gamut of legal Practice in Nigeria as a litigator.

Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1981, he began legal practice in Benin City and quickly came to public attention in the lawsuit filed to contest the quota system of admission of students into public funded Federal Universities in 1982. During the years of military dictatorship in Nigeria, he successfully argued landmark cases in Habeas Corpus and Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement.

Gravitating eventually to a specialization in commercial litigation, he has firmly established his reputation as a tough litigator and commercial lawyer with special interest in cross border financial transactions and compliance with money laundering as well as other regulations.

Although recognized by Who’s who legal as one of Nigeria’s top litigators, Prince Ajibola Oluyede has refused to apply for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria for many years despite pressure due to a principled stand against the unconstitutionality of the ranking and its obstruction of access to justice for all.

Prince Oluyede, previously Managing Partner at TRLP SOLICITORS LONDON, has been consulted and acted in respect of high profile matters in the United Kingdom involving Nigerian political figures. He is also much sought after for high stakes political cases within Nigeria.

Highly respected in banking, finance and investment circles, he represented the interests of the Nigerian Creditors of the London Trust Bank in its administration by Price Waterhouse Coopers London and led the Creditors Committee in the eventual CVA of that entity. His advise and influence was pivotal in the record recovery of Nigerian funds tied up in the institution when the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority withdrew its license.

Prince Ajibola Oluyede has been actively engaged in the development of the power and Agricultural sectors of the Nigerian economy and is constantly invited to speak on regulatory issues in these sectors.

He has authored several important articles and works on the Nigerian constitutional and legal system including “THE RESTRUCTURING OF NIGERIA FOR TOTAL LIBERATION OF ITS PEOPLES”.

Prince Ajibola Oluyede is on the Board of Directors of major companies in Nigeria in Oil and Gas, electricity power generation, Agriculture and hospitality.

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