Lateef Olufemi Okunnu: Biography, Age, Family, Education, Net Worth
January 15, 2022
Lateef Olufemi Okunnu is a Nigerian lawyer and politician.
He is a former pro-chancellor and chairman governing council of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.We'd be seeing Lateef Olufemi Okunnu's biography, date of birth, age, early life, family, wife, children, legal and political career, net worth, houses, cars, social media handles and more.
Full Names: Lateef Olufemi Okunnu
Date of birth: 19 February 1933
Age: 89 years
Nationality: Nigerian
Spouse: Arinola Omololu
Spouse: Arinola Omololu
Children: Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi,
Education: University of London
Occupation: Lawyer
Net Worth:
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Born on the 19th of February 1933, Lateef Olufemi Okunnu is a Nigerian lawyer and politician.
He is a former pro-chancellor and chairman governing council of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Okunnu was born in Lagos State, Nigeria and had his primary school education at the Ansar-U-Deen School, Alakoro.
He later attended Kings College, still in Lagos and travelled to the United Kingdom to study law at the University of London.
After his education, he returned to Nigeria and was called to the bar in 1960 and appointed Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing in 1967.
Lateef Olufemi Okunnu served for seven years and was later appointed as Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Party of Nigeria (N.P.N.) in 1981.
He has served in a lot of other capacities at the Federal level.
Some of Lateef Olufemi Okunnu's awards and recognitions include:
• Senior Advocate of Nigeria (S.A.N)
• Commander de I, Ordre National Du Dahomey and Commander National Order of Togo.
• Commander of the Order of the Republic of Niger (CON)
• He was awarded with an honorary doctorate degree during the 50th convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos
Lateef Olufemi Okunnu's daughter, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi has shown her interest to be one of the contestants for the Nigerian presidential election in 2023.
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