Late Chief (Barrister) Salimonu O. Olodo Law Library Foundation
Brief Biography:
Born to Chief Yusuf Olodo and Alimatu Sadia Olodo in Ode-Omu, Osun State on 18th June, 1936.
Salimonu Oloriade Olodo attended Offa Grammar School and following successfully completion of his secondary school education, he briefly taught in secondary schools and subsequently married Princess Modupe Adewuyi and travelled to London in 1960.
He obtained his first degree in law (LLB) and Masters in Commercial Law (LLM) from Holborn College of Law, London and travelled back to Nigeria in 1974.
On arrival, he worked for many corporations including the British High Commission as a Senior Commercial Officer before voluntarily resigning and setting up his own legal chamber at Sokoto State, Nigeria where he was renowned for his legal expertise and popularly dubbed "The Law".
He was loved by friends and colleagues for his simplicity and generous approach which made him popular stateman for his kinsmen in the Northern part of Nigeria. He was honoured with Chieftaincy title in Ede as "Bobaselu of Ede".
Aim and Purpose:
In recognition of his importance to legal practice in Nigeria and particularly, his love for legal excellence. A law library is being set up in his memory to achievement the following:
- To increase the knowledge base of law students visiting the site.
- To enhance the ability of law practitioners to make proper representation through practical law materials available.
- To increase awareness and information base of visitors through educational materials.
- To help improve information literacy, and advance information access and professionalism in the Southwest of Nigeria
Law Library Structure:
The law library will be divided into five segments namely –
- Quiet Room
- Law Research Centre
- Reference Section/Information Section
- E-Communication Suite
- Olodo Gallery
Law Library Breakdown (Brief diagnosis):
Quiet Room
This area is equipped to assist visitors to have quiet time to absorb information and have good reflection time.
Law Research Centre
This centre contains all periodic, weekly and monthly law materials for law students and practitioners in the law profession.
Visitors will also have access to law magazines and law materials from all countries of the world to enhance academic research.
Reference Section/Information Section
This section will have general information for visitors on wide range of law-related issues and the research officer would be equipped to assist visitors with all queries.
E-Communication Centre
This centre will be equipped with electronic and communication equipments for visitors such as computers, television, DVD, videos and other E-law related materials.
Olodo Gallery
This gallery will provide visitors will general information about the centre, the biography of late Chief Salimon Olodo and other information about the Olodo family.
Location
The law library will be located in Ife to support the existing university structure in place and upcoming higher institution in the pipeline.
Further Information
For further information about the vision and how you can support it, kindly contact me on +234 (0)7867 97 466 or email info@theintegritymagazine.org.uk
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