Jadesola Akande
| Jadesola Akande | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University | |
| Preceded by | Folabi Olumide |
| Succeeded by | Enitan Bababunmi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jadesola Olayinka Esan November 15, 1940 Ibadan, Oyo State |
| Died | April 29, 2008 (aged 67) Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | |
Jadesola Olayinka Akande (CON, OFR) (November 15, 1940 – April 29, 2008) was a Nigerian lawyer, author and academic who is regarded as the first Nigerian female professor of Law.
Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Jadesola completed her basic and secondary school education at Ibadan People’s Girls School and St. Annes School respectively. She obtained her G.C.E Advanced Level certificate after attending Barnstaple Girls Grammar School, Devon, England before proceeding to study Law at the University College, London where she graduated in 1963.
After her call to the bar at the Inner Temple, London and the Nigerian Law School, Jadesola returned to Nigeria where she began her career as an Administrative Ofiicer in the West Regional Civil Service. She was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987 and the Presidential Panel of National Security in 2000.
In April 1989, Jadesola was appointed as the second Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, a position she held till 1993, after quiting as a lecturer at the University of Lagos. In 2000, she was appointed the Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure until 2004.
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