The Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, (NGX Group), the non-operating holding company that emerged from the demutualisation of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) from 2021 to 2022, Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo, is dead.
Wikipedia had as of 7.47 pm on Saturday, February 10, 2024 edited his profile to indicate he died on February 10, 2024.
He was said to be one of the passengers that perished with Herbert Wigwe in the chopper crash in the US.
The late Bamofin Abimbola was the son of the late Christopher Ogunbanjo who died in December last year at the age of 99.
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He was also the President of the National Council of the NSE from 2017 to 2021. He served as Managing Partner of the renowned, leading corporate law firm of Chris Ogunbanjo LP (Solicitors), a firm he joined in 1990 after a spell as a credit analyst with Chase Manhattan Bank (Nigeria) Limited.
He also served on the boards of several multinational corporations and non-profit organizations including Beta Glass PLC and the Advisory Board of the University of Buckingham Centre for Extractive Studies.
He previously served on the Board of GTL Registrars Limited, AIICO Insurance PLC and ConocoPhillips Limited among others.
Wikipedia’s entry on Saturday read: Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo, born as
Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died
February 10, 2024.
Alma mater
B.Sc. Business Administration from American College, Switzerland LL.B. from University of Buckingham, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)
Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Managing Partner of Chris Ogunbanjo LP.
Bamofin Ogunbanjo is a member of the International Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Association, Institute of Petroleum and a registered capital market consultant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria.
Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo was was born in Nigeria to the family of Chris and Hilda Ogunbanjo, OFR, CON, a distinguished and foremost corporate lawyer, industrialist and philanthropist.
He had his early education at Corona School Apapa, University of Lagos Staff School, Claremont School, Hastings, Sussex and Igbobi College, Lagos before proceeding to Millfield School, Street, Somerset, England where he attained his GCE “O” Levels.
Bamofin Ogunbanjo held a B.Sc. ( Hons) in Business Administration from the American College, Switzerland.
He also held LL.B. from University of Buckingham, United Kingdom. He had Certificates in International Capital Markets and Maritime Law from the New York Institute of Finance and the University of Southampton respectively.
He provided pro-bono legal services to the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping and the Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation where he also served on its board of directors.
He served as Global Ambassador for the Cervical Cancer-Free Nigeria (CCFN) campaign, an initiative of the Global Oncology (GO), a US-based nonprofit organization supported by Standford University.
The CCFN campaign aims to reduce the unnecessary deaths of Nigerian women form cervical cancer, by raising awareness about the safety, efficacy, and availability of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among the Nigerian public.
The Elerunwon of Erunwon-Ijebu in Council headed by his Royal Highness, Alaiyeluwa Oba Johnson Adebayo Adebola Okubena, on 8th December 2018 conferred on Ogunbanjo the traditional title of Bamofin of Erunwon Ijebu Kingdom, meaning the “father of lawyers”.
On 11th October 2022, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR conferred the National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), on Bamofin Ogunbanjo for his sterling contributions to the development of the Capital Markets, Corporate law and in recognition of his outstanding virtues and in appreciation of his services to Nigeria.
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