I had looked forward to Chief Chris Ogunbanjo’s centenary birthday with relish. And history had much to do with that. I had been so privileged, in 1983 to represent the then Vice-President Dr. Alex Ekwueme at the 60th birthday celebration of the legal luminary, boardroom icon, and business leader, when the VP had to travel in place of President Shehu …

Business man, philanthropist and corporate lawyer, Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo is dead. He would have been 100 years old 14th December. According to the family, Ogunbanjo “transitioned peacefully into eternal glory” on Saturday evening, “surrounded by his beloved family”. Born in Ijebu Ode, the present day Ogun State, he attended St. Phillips Primary School, Aiyetoro, Ile-Ife before proceeding to Oduduwa College, …