Jelili Adebisi Omotola

Jelili Adebisi Omotola
Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
In office
1995–2000
Preceded by Nurudeen Oladapo Alao
Succeeded by Oyewusi Ibidapo Obe
Personal details
Born 20 April 1941
Ijebu-Ode Ogun State, Nigeria
Died 29 March 2006[1]
Isolo Lagos state, Nigeria
Political party Non-Partisan

Jelili Adebisi Omotola (Officer of the Order of Niger, OON) (April 1941-March 2006) was a Nigerian professor of Property Law, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), educational administrator and former Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.[2][3][4]

Education

In 1961, he obtained his first school leaving certificate, West African School Certificate (WASC). In 1966, he received the University of London Merit Award in English Law and Criminal Law.[5] in 1967 he obtained his LLB at the University of London and in 1971, he achieved the Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Law from the same university.

Life and career

He was appointed as Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in 1995, a tenure that lasted for five years (1995-2000).[6] Jelili is one of the law professionals that contributed significantly to property law and the Land Use Act in Nigeria.[7][8][9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=7161&z=6
  2. ↑ "University of Lagos Gets New VC - Worldnews.com". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Guardian Life Magazine: Mattson… Beauty in the lens". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "UNILAG V-C Faces Legal Attack. | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared". business.highbeam.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Details - The Nation Archive". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "When Unilag floated World Carnival to mark Golden Jubilee". Vanguard News. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Late UNILAG VC Omotola's contributions to Land Law exceptional —Prof. Utuama News News News - News Express Nigeria". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Possessory Title to Land Under English Law. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Eulogies as Enugu Chief Judge presents book". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.co.uk: Jelili Adebisi Omotola: Books". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Utuama extols UNILAG ex-VC's contributions to Land Law". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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