Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbajo was a Nigerian corporate lawyer and philanthropist from Ogun State. He was an early advocate of domiciliary accounts in Nigeria which later came into existence through the promulgation of the Foreign Currency Decree 18 of 1985.
Chris Ogunbanjo obituary
Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbajo, is dead. Chief Ogunbanjo died on Saturday, October 7. He was born on 14 December 1923, Ogunbanjo died two months before his 100th birthday.
He was a Nigerian corporate lawyer and philanthropist.
The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, added that Chief Ogunbanjo distinguished himself as a very cerebral lawyer who combined the knowledge of law with entrepreneurial shrewdness.
Governor Abiodun prayed to God to grant the family of the late philanthropist the necessary strength to bear the irreplaceable loss and eternal rest for the departed soul in the bosom of the Lord.
“My heartfelt condolences to the entire dynasty of Ogunbanjo, over the passing of their patriarch who passed on to the glory a few months before his 100th birthday.
“We take solace in the fact that Baba lived a very impactful and eventful life to the glory of God and selfless service to humanity.