Bola Ige
Bola Ige | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 3 January 2000 – 23 December 2001 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Kanu Godwin Agabi |
| Succeeded by | Kanu Godwin Agabi |
| Minister of Power and Steel | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 3 January 2000 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Bello Suleiman |
| Succeeded by | Liyel Imoke |
| Governor of Oyo State | |
| In office 1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983 | |
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| Preceded by | Paul C. Tarfa |
| Succeeded by | Victor Olunloyo |
| Federal Commissioner for Agriculture | |
| In office 3 January 1967 – 23 December 1970 | |
| Head of State | Yakubu Gowon |
| Preceded by | ministry established |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige 13 September 1930 Esa Oke, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 23 December 2001 (aged 71) Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Atinuke Ige |
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Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige SAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè (ⓘ); 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), popularly known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He served as Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 until his assassination in December 2001. He previously served as governor of Oyo State from 1979 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.