The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has described the life of Prince Bola Ajibola, the former Judge of the International Court of Justice, as a ‘runaway success in all ramification.’

According to the immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Prince Ajibola who died in the early hours of Sunday, exclled at whatever he fixed his gaze on, but remained humble and assessable to all.

In a message titled ‘H.E, Prince Abdul Jabar Bolasodun Adesumbo Ajibola: Ode to a Life so well lived’, Amosun, an Owu son, said the life and times of the former Attorney General of the Federation captured the finest qualities of his Owu lineage.

Amosun said, “I received the news of the death of our revered Elder, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, former Federal Attorney General, Former High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Founder & Chancellor, Crescent University and ex- World Court Jurist, the Hon Judge Bolasodun Adesumbo Ajibola, KBE with very mixed feelings. He passed on early this morning aged 89.

“His Excellency, Prince Bola Ajibola’s death was a personal loss to me for many reasons, one of which was our shared Owu ancestry. His life and times captured the finest qualities of his lineage- diligent and focused, exceptionally industrious and thoroughly professional.

“He excelled at whatever he fixed his gaze upon. A run-away success story in all ramifications, yet he remained humble and accessible to all, high and low till he breathed his last.

“He took his Islamic faith most seriously and contributed immeasurably to its growth. He served humanity meritoriously in very many diverse spheres and, in his later years, devoted his time and energy to peace and well being of his immediate Community, Owu Kingdom and Ogun State.

“Like every mortal, I was aware that at some point he would answer the call of his Maker.  His unmatched experience and straight forward disposition will be sorely missed.

“My condolences go to his widow, children and immediate family. Same to the Nigerian Bar Association and Judiciary, his primary vocation, and to the Management, Staff, Students and all Stakeholders of Crescent University. I beseech Almighty Allah swt to forgive his earthly sins and admit him to Aljana Fridaous.”

Prince Ajibola died in the early hours of Sunday in a Lagos hospital after a brief illness associated with old age and was buried same day at the headquarters of Islamic Mission for Africa in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.