Former Lagos NBA Chairman Passes On

Former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch, Mr Anthony Akintola Akinbote, has passed on at his residence in Obanikoro, Lagos, after a brief illness, according to his wife, Mrs Adenike Akinbote.

He was aged 56 years. He was born on February 7, 1957.

He attended the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) from 1976 to 1981 where he bagged B.A (Hons) in French.
He was the captain in his class.

He later went to the University of Benin where he graduated in law in 1985. He got his B.L. at the Nigerian Law School in 1986.

After his tutelage at the Abayomi Sogbesan & Co law firm (1986-1989), he established the Akin Akinbote & Co in 1990 and he remained its principal till his death.

A polyglot and a well-travelled lawyer, he attended several courses within and outside the coutry, during which he did a specialised legal training in Arbitration in the United Kingdom in 2004.

He was a senior member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Franco Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Nigerian Branch, American Bar Association, Swiss Arbitration Association and Pan African Lawyers’ Union.

He is survived by his wife, four children (all boys), brothers and sisters.

The Christian wake for Mr Akinbote, a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), will be held at the premises of the Baptist Academy in Obanikoro at 5 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, while his remains will be interred at Atan Cemetary on Thursday, March 7, 2013 after a church service.