Alhaji Lateef Olufemi Okunnu, SAN was born in Lagos to Muritala Abibo Okunnu, and Hasanat Abeebi Okunnu on February 19, 1933. He attended the famous Ansar-ud-deen Primary School, Alakuro, Lagos. He thereafter went to Kings College in 1948 but left in the middle of 1953 for six months for his High School Certificate (HSC), where he majored on science courses and ended in University College, London University, London in 1959.<\/p>\n
The Principal of the Honourable Society of Gray\u2019s Inn was called to the English Bar on February 9, 1960 and admitted to the Nigerian Bar on the September 16, same year. He engaged in private legal practice with Messrs. Remi Fani Kayode and Sowemimo Law Chamber and was in active practice until he was appointed Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing (May 1967 to December 1974). He resumed active legal practice in January 1975, and soon thereafter founded the legal firm of Femi Okunnu & Co.<\/p>\n
In July 1992 he was elevated\u00a0to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He is a Commander of the Order of the Republic of Niger (CON) and Commander de I, Ordre National Du Dahomey and Commander National Order of Togo.<\/p>\n
Okunnu SAN was formerly an active member of the Nigerian Youths Congress and featured prominently in the agitations against the Anglo-Nigerian Defence Pact and the Detention Act. He was former editor, Nigerian Bar Journal; editor, African Statesman, 1966; former member, Executive Committee, National Bar Association; former Honorary Legal Adviser, National Sports Council; Assistant General Secretary, Nigerian Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1957-58, General Secretary, 1958-59, President, 1959-60; member, Constitution Drafting Committee, 1976-77; member.<\/p>\n
He was appointed as Leader of the Federal Government Delegation to the Organization of African Unity Consultative Committee on Nigeria Peace Talks to end the Civil War in 1968 and in 1969, he was appointed Leader of the Nigerian Delegation to the O.A.U. Ministerial Conference. In 1967 he became the Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, and was in that capacity for seven years, a tenure that ended in 1974. He was later appointed Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Party of Nigeria (N.P.N.) in 1981. In 1980, he was member of the Nigerian Delegation to the General Assembly of the U.N.O. and was pro-chancellor of the\u00a0University of Agriculture, Makurdi\u00a0in 1982.<\/p>\n
Alhaji Okunnu SAN celebrates his 85th<\/sup> birthday today, 19th<\/sup> February, 2018.<\/p>\n
We wish him a very happy birthday and more health and happiness.<\/p>\n
Alhaji Lateef Olufemi Okunnu, SAN was born in Lagos to Muritala Abibo Okunnu, and Hasanat Abeebi Okunnu on February 19, 1933. He attended the famous Ansar-ud-deen Primary School, Alakuro, Lagos. He thereafter went to Kings College in 1948 but left in the middle of 1953 for six months for his High School Certificate (HSC), where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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The Principal of the Honourable Society of Gray\u2019s Inn was called to the English Bar on February 9, 1960 and admitted to the Nigerian Bar on the September 16, same year. He engaged in private legal practice with Messrs. Remi Fani Kayode and Sowemimo Law Chamber and was in active practice until he was appointed Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing (May 1967 to December 1974). He resumed active legal practice in January 1975, and soon thereafter founded the legal firm of Femi Okunnu & Co.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dnllegalandstyle.com\/dnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Okunnu-300x225.jpg?resize=383%2C287&ssl=1\")
He was appointed as Leader of the Federal Government Delegation to the Organization of African Unity Consultative Committee on Nigeria Peace Talks to end the Civil War in 1968 and in 1969, he was appointed Leader of the Nigerian Delegation to the O.A.U. Ministerial Conference. In 1967 he became the Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, and was in that capacity for seven years, a tenure that ended in 1974. He was later appointed Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Party of Nigeria (N.P.N.) in 1981. In 1980, he was member of the Nigerian Delegation to the General Assembly of the U.N.O. and was pro-chancellor of the\u00a0University of Agriculture, Makurdi\u00a0in 1982.<\/p>\n