Supreme Court holds special session for late ICPC chair Justice Ayoola
The Supreme Court has scheduled a valedictory court session for 2pm on November 11 in Abuja in honour of the late Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola (retired).
The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande made this public in a statement on Sunday.
The late Justice Ayoola, who served at the Supreme Court from 25th November 1998 to 27th October 2003 when he retired on attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 reportedly died in his sleep on August 20, 2024 at 90
Part of the statement reads: “A legal icon with a humble background, Hon. Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola was born on 27th October, 1933 in Ilesha, Osun State.
“He was appointed a judge of the High Court of the defunct Western Nigeria on 1st February 1976. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“He equally served as the Chief Justice of The Gambia, President of the Court of Appeal of The Seychelles, amongst others.
“The special court session will be presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, who will customarily pay tribute to the late Justice Emmanuel Ayoola alongside other major stakeholders in the nation’s justice sector.”
